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You would think then that large bitcoin miners would already be doing this. Maybe installing their miners in large office buildings in cold climates. In theory
by DennisP 5y ago
You would think then that large bitcoin miners would already be doing this. Maybe installing their miners in large office buildings in cold climates. In theory they could eliminate their cost of electricity and outcompete other miners. Why isn't this happening?
- analog31 5y agoIf they could generate electricity with the heat from the miners, they could use it to power the miners. ... Oh.
- mastax 5y agoThere was a startup on here a year or so ago with this idea. They built self-contained cabinets and put them in people's houses as heaters. Wonder how they're doing. Sounds like an ops nightmare.
- Geee 5y agoIt doesn't make sense yet, because it's currently too profitable to warrant such optimizations. Cheap energy is enough to be competitive.