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> If Bitcoin didn't exist, the hydro power would still be there and would be used for something else That's not a good assumption. There are many power plants
by aianus 9y ago
> If Bitcoin didn't exist, the hydro power would still be there and would be used for something else
That's not a good assumption. There are many power plants in China in the middle of nowhere unconnected to much. It's completely plausible that the entire bitcoin network could run on clean energy that otherwise couldn't be used for much else because it's too remote (geothermal in Greenland or something).
- Digiconomist 9y agoI hope we're not building hydro power plants for the sole purpose of supporting the Bitcoin network. The energy may be "clean", but these projects have their own impact on the surrounding ecosystem.
- homero 9y agoSo far they're built next to pre-existing ones and using excess power