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Re:Kazakhstan to restrict crypto miners amid power shortages by oblio on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @01:26PM (#29097719)
I can't be that much since we've had long distance high voltage transmission lines for decades, even in relatively poor countries.

Plus, if you really wanted to because there was no other use, you could, you know, shut down the hydro power plant and return the land to nature. Hydro power plants still have an environmental impact, no point in running them for what is practically, speculation.

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Re:Kazakhstan to restrict crypto miners amid power shortages by latchkey on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:22PM (#29098452)
In the US, the people who pay for those lines are the consumers and it isn't cheap to run. This translates to more expensive power bills.

Shutting down the dam isn't going to happen. It is split by Canada and the US and does more than just power Coinmint.

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Re:Kazakhstan to restrict crypto miners amid power shortages by Symbiote on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:47PM (#29100060)
The lines are cheap enough to run. About 1-2% of the electricity cost in the UK.
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