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Sure, but at the point where the efficiency is sufficiently poor, why not run a Bitcoin miner instead of the heat-pump-turned-space-heater? As I understand mos
by shawnz 6y ago
Sure, but at the point where the efficiency is sufficiently poor, why not run a Bitcoin miner instead of the heat-pump-turned-space-heater?
As I understand most heat pumps in cold climates are usually installed with "backup heat" sources for this reason.
- _Microft 6y agoA mining rig that runs only a few days per year when the outside temperature is too low sounds very inefficient. This is the same problem that the plan to store excess renewable energy by producing hydrogen has. If you have the hardware, you would want to have it running as much as possible.
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