jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoUS Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mininginsideclimatenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down13cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoDatacenters pay less for electricity. Way less.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoSure, because they’re predictable bulk customers, so it’s a lot easier for energy companies to plan around.
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNo its because of government regulations that prohibit profit from electricity itself
Datacenters pay less for electricity. Way less.
Sure, because they’re predictable bulk customers, so it’s a lot easier for energy companies to plan around.
No its because of government regulations that prohibit profit from electricity itself