You're trying to apply persuasive logic to something that doesn't need persuasive logic. It is what it is. The fact that the smelter shut down and literally no

You're trying to apply persuasive logic to something that doesn't need persuasive logic. It is what it is. The fact that the smelter shut down and literally nobody picked it up and put it to use, speaks volumes. Heck, Alcoa was so desperate to unload it, they let those "dirty" bitcoin miners move in, over any other business potential. Here is another one... the Quincy/Wenatchee area of WA state. Also sparsely populated, but more hydro power than anyone knows what to do with. This is where a huge number of data centers are, including bitcoin miners.