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Ultimately you can do what you want ^^, but it's worth considering the environmental impact of what you're proposing. Say a mining rig uses 1kW - for 2 years no
by agoose77 4y ago
Ultimately you can do what you want ^^, but it's worth considering the environmental impact of what you're proposing. Say a mining rig uses 1kW - for 2 years non-stop that's 1kW for 17520 hours. If CO2/kWh is 0.85lbs, then that's 14892 lbs, or 6.75 tonnes! The average passenger vehicle emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per year - that's less than our hypothetical rig!
https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-t...
- ipaddr 4y agoThis says nothing because electricity depending on the source can have none or more than your number.
- wyager 4y agoThat's a lot of carbon you're helping remove from the ground and turn into plants!
- seaman1921 4y agoso as long as we are under average passenger vehicle its ok to do anything - great argument dude - justify an evil with a bigger evil
- UncleEntity 4y agoOther than those yahoos who recommissioned some coal-fired power plants not too long ago most mining operations are located in areas with surplus renewable energy methinks.
- renewiltord 4y agoPretty good argument that those who work from home have carbon budget for two mining rigs without being worse than a dual-car household. Go get your mining rig, my dude. The median number of cars in American households is 1.88 so you have lots of room to play.
- grp000 4y agoOn the other hand, that means a mining rig is worth a car's pollutants? That's a lot.
- renewiltord 4y agoA lot for what? You get a car, he gets a rig. You're both carbon-equivalent in the current regime.
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