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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by michaelt on Friday March 26, 2021 @01:15PM (#26594552)
Bitcoin is "special" because you've got hardware that will pay for itself in 2 years and be obsolete in 4 years. So if you've got it turned off 50% of the time, you're losing money.

But if you're in a different industry, with equipment that takes a longer to become obsolete or wears out before it becomes obsolete, lower utilisation might be fine. Plenty of capital equipment spends loads of time idle.

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