If bitcoin was not using said electricity (if there was no demand), would the power plants be producing that electricity in the first place? You might say no an

If bitcoin was not using said electricity (if there was no demand), would the power plants be producing that electricity in the first place? You might say no and hence we burn less fossil fuel. But for renewable sources like hydro, you just produce less when the demand is less. (Based on what I read on wiki [0]). Should we really say `don't try out new ideas because it's wasting precious electricity`? Maybe we should. But I feel like humans have enough technology under their belt that enough electricity generation isn't a dire situation. So are people worried about fossil fuel? If so maybe we should address that. If not, are we saying we need to quota electricity and decide if new techs shouldn't get a shot (if they are somewhat 'wasteful' and we don't know how useful it is)? Side not, I wonder how much electricity gaming system uses. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectricity#Flexibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectricity#Flexibility