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Re:The problem with Bitcoin miners by nradov on Monday May 16, 2022 @01:02AM (#31393799)
Aluminum smelters are specifically sited to be near low cost power plants. Refined aluminum is essentially a storable and somewhat portable form of energy.
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Re:The problem with Bitcoin miners by ephbit on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @09:25PM (#31418257)
Good. Now try turning an aluminium smelter on and off when there's surplus/shortage of supply on the grid. Right, you don't.

Here's one key difference between many if not most large scale industrial processes and Bitcoin mining.

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