> 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 hou

> 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?