> One thing, if they didn’t exist that would be less strain on the grid period. No, there would be a corresponding reduction in generation capacity and the st

> One thing, if they didn’t exist that would be less strain on the grid period. No, there would be a corresponding reduction in generation capacity and the strain on the grid would be identical. > This attracts more miners! Good. The miner's usage pays to build more generation capacity (acres of solar, etc), but then when there is an imbalance (production down and/or demand up) the miners turn off so the extra capacity they paid to be built is available for others.