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Re:The Kingdom of Bhutan Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin for... by c7DJTLrn on Monday May 01, 2023 @08:00PM (#35781140)
Apparently a lot of the UK's wind power is wasted because they're forced to stop the turbines when there's too much wind. I guess we could be doing something with that excess energy, not sure if Bitcoin mining is the best option though.
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Re:The Kingdom of Bhutan Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin for... by zdragnar on Monday May 01, 2023 @08:16PM (#35781299)
There's too much wind in three senses:

- excess supply would force rates to go negative

- excess supply would damage transfer equipment

- the wind exceeds the safety rating of the generators, due to either vibration, blade stress, or thermal issues

Increasing demand only helps with the first scenario, whereas I suspect the latter two are more likely reasons in the UK (esp with so much generation stranded up in Scotland).

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