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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by bmelton on Thursday January 22, 2026 @04:25PM (#46725307)
How is it that people haven't turned to bitcoin mining (or similarly large energy dumps) during the daytime?
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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by AnotherGoodName on Friday January 23, 2026 @11:08AM (#46734152)
The cost of the rig and the few inconsistent hours a day its negative i’d guess.

It’s not in the negative enough to be worthwhile dumping max amps but it’s certainly worth storing to buffer against peak hour pricing.

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