This is just not true in the vast majority of cases. "Surplus energy" is another lie bitcoiners like to spread about this. Sure, there might be a few occasions

This is just not true in the vast majority of cases. "Surplus energy" is another lie bitcoiners like to spread about this. Sure, there might be a few occasions where bitcoin mining might use surplus energy. In the vast majority of cases, no, they are not doing that. That is just not a thing.