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Re:Bitcoin's energy consumption 'equals that of Switzerland' by latchkey on Thursday July 04, 2019 @03:23AM (#20352372)
re: aluminum smelting... @see Coinmint [0]

In this case, the Moses Saunders dam [1] used to get a nice steady stream of draw (necessary to keep the equipment operational) from the Alcoa plant, but when it shut down that draw went away. Throwing a bitcoin mining operation into the old facility is a great way of keeping things running smoothly.

  [0] https://www.coinmint.io/
  [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses-Saunders_Power_Dam

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