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Lyn Alden: Bitcoin's Energy Usage Isn't a Problem. Here's Why.

Swan Signal Live - A Bitcoin Show

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Bitcoin Miners Can Make Overbuilding Profitable

Every community that wants reliable power needs overbuilt electric capacity anyway. Bitcoin mining makes it profitable to overbuild renewable sources of energy production. During the vast majority of the time when there is more supply than demand, Bitcoin miners as one of the electricity consumers in the community can power their machines and earn revenue.

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