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Re:Bitcoin is Unsustainable? by chaostheory on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @02:44AM (#9803370)
If bitcoin does become even more mainstream, given its energy requirements and the potential strain it may put on existing traditional infrastructures; will solar and other alternative power sources always be more expensive?
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Re:Bitcoin is Unsustainable? by lmm on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @03:53AM (#9803631)
There's no economy of scale for solar - just more and more panels, in contrast to more traditional power sources where running one big boiler / set of turbines can be more efficient. So I think solar gets worse off as electricity demand increases.
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Re:Bitcoin is Unsustainable? by eru on Friday July 03, 2015 @03:09AM (#9823997)
There's an economy of scale in producing solar panels. And there can be economies of scale in installing them.
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