stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoTexas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wavewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1477arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1467arrow-down1external-linkTexas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wavewww.cbsnews.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
minus-squareolafurp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down12·11 months agoCapitalism. Socialism would allocate energy and eliminate BTC mining. Social Democrats would give people energy allowance for home use and increase the price by taking it. Pure capitalists say it’s good.
Capitalism. Socialism would allocate energy and eliminate BTC mining. Social Democrats would give people energy allowance for home use and increase the price by taking it. Pure capitalists say it’s good.