With the rise of home-based and small-scale mining setups, especially in regions with surplus renewable energy, could Bitcoin mining evolve into a decentralized energy grid?
Yes, especially when the regulations from our governments are too high on bitcoin mining and they can't afford to depend on their supply for their activities any longer, also, the miners who were able to identify the need for the use of a renewable energy sources can engaged the use of such, except if they are still more comfortable with the energy supply from governments with fare regulations, while the challenge with decentralized energy is the supply of the capacity required for bitcoin mining.