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Bitcoin Miners Eye Nuclear Power as Environmental Criticism Mounts

September 27, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off on Bitcoin Miners Eye Nuclear Power as Environmental Criticism Mounts

WSJ.com: Bitcoin miners, under fire for their sizable environmental footprint, are forging partnerships with owners of struggling nuclear-power plants with electricity to spare. The matchups have the potential to solve key issues facing each industry, executives […]

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Coal to Cryptocurrency: An Answer to Grid Volatility?

September 23, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off on Coal to Cryptocurrency: An Answer to Grid Volatility?

EENews.net: A Midwest utility is trying out a new tool to manage variability on the grid: mining bitcoins. St. Louis-based Ameren Missouri, the state’s largest utility, with 1.2 million customers, began mining cryptocurrency in April. […]