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I'm not a fan of starting up power plants for bitcoin mining, but I agree with your analysis. I did the same calculations before finding this thread, so I'll po
by kens 5y ago
I'm not a fan of starting up power plants for bitcoin mining, but I agree with your analysis. I did the same calculations before finding this thread, so I'll point out that it's 0.0032% not 0.000032% (you need to multiply by 100 for percent).
- 40four 5y agoThanks, I did the calculation quickly & admittedly didn’t double check, so I’ll take your word on it. But the point stands true. This will certainly warm the lake in the local vicinity, where the quoted resident came from. But to slant this warming story as if it will effect the whole ecosystem of the lake is silly & inaccurate. It’s a really big lake. I’m more used to seeing smaller, man made lakes for this purpose. My old hometown has one, and yes the water was warm. But that didn’t stop anyone from canoeing & fishing in it. And I must point out, a detail that gets buried in this story is the power plant was not repurposed as natural gas and started back up with the sole intention of mining Bitcoin. It was intended to provide extra electricity during peak usage hours in the summer. The Bitcoin mining is basically a ‘side hustle’.