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> risk of fire Is it actually riskier than a resident living in the same place? I don’t think so. A faulty mining installation would catch fire early on, and

> risk of fire Is it actually riskier than a resident living in the same place? I don’t think so. A faulty mining installation would catch fire early on, and if that doesn’t occur then it’s mostly safe. A resident on the other hand would be using risky appliances every day (cooker, oven, heating, hair dryer, etc), which combined with the potential human error, seems like a bigger risk. > environmental impact How does zoning change this in any way? Whether you’re drawing tons of energy from a residential or commercial building doesn’t change the fact that energy could be damaging the environment. I’d argue that in this particular case though, the energy we’re talking about is from a hydroelectric plant and so fully renewable. > the county will be left holding the bag What would that “bag” be? Sure, the miners would pull out, but then the town would be back at the exact situation as before mining, albeit with an upgraded electrical and network infrastructure paid by the miners - I don’t see how this is a bad thing.

jsjohnst 8y ago
> A resident on the other hand would be using risky appliances every day (cooker, oven, heating, hair dryer, etc) If you don’t see the difference between a household appliance that sporadically uses some electricity vs a mining ring that continually draws very high current on wire not rated for that usage, then I guess we can’t have an intellectual discussion. Especially as the source article mentions miner fires that have already happened. Heck, depending on the age of the place, it could still be aluminum wiring even which is even worse. > How does zoning change this in any way? You don’t think all these new infrastructure that will ultimately go to waste doesn’t have an environtal impact? > albeit with an upgraded electrical and network infrastructure paid by the miners You think a short (as in anything under 5+ years) lived burst in electricity sales will pay for all that infrastructure they need to build? Especially as they could make more money exporting that capacity via existing infrastructure to other areas?

jsjohnst 8y ago

> A resident on the other hand would be using risky appliances every day (cooker, oven, heating, hair dryer, etc) If you don’t see the difference between a household appliance that sporadically uses some electricity vs a mining ring that continually draws very high current on wire not rated for that usage, then I guess we can’t have an intellectual discussion. Especially as the source article mentions miner fires that have already happened. Heck, depending on the age of the place, it could still be aluminum wiring even which is even worse. > How does zoning change this in any way? You don’t think all these new infrastructure that will ultimately go to waste doesn’t have an environtal impact? > albeit with an upgraded electrical and network infrastructure paid by the miners You think a short (as in anything under 5+ years) lived burst in electricity sales will pay for all that infrastructure they need to build? Especially as they could make more money exporting that capacity via existing infrastructure to other areas?