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Re:Bitcoin Hash Rate Rapidly Growing Despite Price by scotty79 on Friday July 13, 2018 @03:18PM (#17525864)
> For example, if you are using wind or solar or hydro energy, then the energy is still going to be available even if you turn off your mining hardware.

That's only true if you can't sell the energy for more than bitcoins mined for that energy.

And buy bitcoin for that money ... :)

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Re:Bitcoin Hash Rate Rapidly Growing Despite Price by craigc on Friday July 13, 2018 @03:29PM (#17525954)
Good point. I was assuming that it would be a surplus of energy that you are not able to sell.
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