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Episode 45 - Multiscale Energy Coordination as a Global Public Good: The Plurigrid Project, with Amber Case

The Ownership Economy

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Is Bitcoin an Energy Purchaser of a Last Resort?

Bitcoin as an energy purchaser of a last resort to drive the adoption of renewable energy and microgrids is a super interesting idea. It requires an open source framework for provisioning and decision points around, do we use this energy to mine more Bitcoin? Do we store it or do we release it for local use? That's kind of the implication. And if you don't want people to vote on that, you can delegate it to your sort of political alignment. Let's say I want, you know, just hydro power, I should be able to choose that. Let’s say I want,. you know, the solar, IShould be able to choosing that. If I'm

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