re: Official CryptoTalk Thread

Renewables plus “stranded energy” that wouldn’t otherwise be used or connected to a grid like flare gases and geothermal vents in remote areas do make up a very large portion of the energy used by the Bitcoin network because people are incentivized to find the cheapest energy possible that is also politically welcome and oftentimes this is renewable energy or waste energy.

I’ve seen 70% flouted but I honestly don’t recall the number. Some studies have been published on this in recent months so it should be an easy thing to check