> To put that in context, Gibson says that downtown Dallas uses just 200 megawatts. “So it’s like having downtown Manhattan, downtown Dallas, all in our backyar

> To put that in context, Gibson says that downtown Dallas uses just 200 megawatts. “So it’s like having downtown Manhattan, downtown Dallas, all in our backyard,” continued Gibson. Bitcoiners often say “how much energy does the traditional banking sector use” when the environmental impacts of bitcoin mining are pointed out, so it really puts it in perspective that a single mining facility uses the same energy as the downtown of major financial capitals.