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Re: Debunking the "Bitcoin is an environmental disaster" argument
by
pgrach
on 02/10/2024, 10:04:46 UTC
⭐ Merited by vapourminer (2) ,JayJuanGee (1)
Anyone could point me at the data on renewable energy curtailment from any location/specific grid? Ideally, I'd want daily, if not real-time, information on how much renewable power is being curtailed, along with the specific generation locations affected.

THe end-goal is to make a real-life case for estimating "missed" opportunity in Bitcoin terms.

For example, in 2023 Northern Ireland had to curtail 539 GWh of wind energy (1), which is 18.6% of the total wind energy generated there. Id like to put that into perspective, it’s 60 MW of capacity (2). A rough theoretical estimation shows this missed energy could have been converted into over 500 BTC (3)!

Notes:
(1) https://www.soni.ltd.uk/how-the-grid-works/renewables/Annual-Renewable-Constraint-and-Curtailment-Report-2023-V1.0.pdf
(2) 539 / 8760 hours = 61.5 MW
(3) Take old s9 model (1.323kW)... 61500 kW / 1.323kW = 46485 units (we ofc have to add capex/opex data). Also the curtailment is distributed over time and space.

Here is the rough theoretical estimation:
https://aidala.uk/dashboard?hash=U2FsdGVkX18ocOrsw94OY9bADR7p8%2BKDa15esOX26k8VtXKWl36q1i%2B%2F7gtbb%2FYOxnMYO7ItaBLYsmeRSys1BTJ%2FzVRFpbWQiVbSvVFIUp3UBSj2wmZc79hVDXwhyG7ajWQtKYspkPK2DETms34d9J8CH1G0MWJdwxOB7OXucLfvKkaE68WzMck2uRpdTbB57KO00sY%2B8PWfNdu3ceLZShX%2B7DpSyHBoRxL5PUmUtV8%3D