Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms made headlines over the summer for making millions by selling pre-purchased power back to the grid. The news highlighted how the grid can benefit businesses more than consumers.
  • OlPatchy2Eyes@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 months ago

    Weird photo to use for this article. Those Bitcoin mines are big operations happening in warehouse-style buildings.

    • Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      8 months ago

      It’s actually not the hacker trope

      IMG desc in the article

      Terri Rimmer uses her computer to search for remote jobs in her Fort Worth apartment on Sept. 9, 2023. A blackout curtain on the window helps keep the room cool. Rimmer said the trauma from the February 2021 winter storm caused her to shut off her air conditioning last summer when the state grid operator asked Texans to reduce electricity use. Credit: Evan L’Roy for The Texas Tribune