Re:The Ethereum merge is done
by simonebrunozzi on Thursday September 15, 2022 @03:40PM
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> Shouldn't there be some power stations reducing their output as a reaction to reduced demand?
No, because ETH mining is/was quite distributed globally, let's say across thousands and thousands of power grids. A single grid or power station shouldn't be able to notice the difference.
Think about it this way: all of a sudden, domestic fridges consume 1/100th of electricity, compared to before.
Fridges are 0.1% of average power consumption. Thousands of fridges in a given area are powered by the same power station. The power station barely notices the ~0.1% reduction in power consumption, compared to the day before. Shrugs.
No, because ETH mining is/was quite distributed globally, let's say across thousands and thousands of power grids. A single grid or power station shouldn't be able to notice the difference.
Think about it this way: all of a sudden, domestic fridges consume 1/100th of electricity, compared to before.
Fridges are 0.1% of average power consumption. Thousands of fridges in a given area are powered by the same power station. The power station barely notices the ~0.1% reduction in power consumption, compared to the day before. Shrugs.