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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by nickflood on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:41AM (#26065060)
Energy transports costs are non-negligible. In fact, in Europe I pay more for the grid transfer (~0.25/kwh) than generation (0.06/kwh).
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Re:Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in ... by burkaman on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:46AM (#26065133)
Yes, that's one of the factors influencing planning. It will be very hard to get financing for a hydroelectric plant without existing infrastructure or some guarantee that transmission will be built. You can't just pick a river and hope the customers come to you.
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