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If the power was not wasted in mining it could have been used for something useful therefore reducing the carbon footprint in other places that don't rely so he
by tigershark 9y ago
If the power was not wasted in mining it could have been used for something useful therefore reducing the carbon footprint in other places that don't rely so heavily on hydroelectric.
- nicpottier 9y agoMaybe. See my comment about fungibility. I don't think power transmission costs are insignificant at a distance, and I suspect if it were the case for Wenatchee, Seattle and other large urban centers would happily buy up their cheap power instead of producing their own.