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Re:El Salvador Plans to Use Electricity Generated from Volca... by lucb1e on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:00AM (#27472130)
Okay but that's not what they're saying, is it? If that was the plan, surely there would be a mention of said plan while they're announcing plans. Would be a bit weird to only announce "we're gonna turn heat into heat+money" but not "and also reduce our climate impact whenever possible".
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Re:El Salvador Plans to Use Electricity Generated from Volca... by garydevenay on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:50AM (#27472577)
Some context to this plan:

This idea was presented to President Bukele during a Twitter Spaces[1] session where he discussed the bill with the Bitcoin community whilst it was going through voting. Mining Bitcoin was not something he has previously considered and openly ideated on the call with the community. It seems like a fully proposed plan for how Bitcoin mining will play a part in the country's overall energy policy has likely not yet been fully formed.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnygiyuG0k&t=4s

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Re:El Salvador Plans to Use Electricity Generated from Volca... by vidarh on Friday June 11, 2021 @12:26PM (#27475333)
You're assuming there is a plan, rather than just the president using it to get attention. All that seems to have really happened is that he's asked someone at the majority government owned geothermal power company to look into doing it.
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Re:El Salvador Plans to Use Electricity Generated from Volca... by lucb1e on Friday June 11, 2021 @12:42PM (#27475542)
Not exactly. I'm wondering whether the person who says they're going to do something better than what they're currently saying is correct.
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Re:El Salvador Plans to Use Electricity Generated from Volca... by vidarh on Friday June 11, 2021 @12:47PM (#27475613)
Who is saying they are going to do something better? You gave a couple of options, and I pointed out there was an additional option. They are still just options absent a commitment to a plan, and there's no indication anyone has set out any actual plans.
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