Re: crazy idea: use bitcoin to fund construction of a solar/wind/etc power plant
we all know about wind and solar and other sustainable power systems. we'd all love to operate our mining rigs off them too. well, let's discuss what it would ACTUALLY take to do, even if only at small scale.
site selection, construction costs, operating costs, tying into the grid to sell the power we didn't use for the hosted mining farms...
i mean, collectively we certainly have a chunk of money. let's consider putting some to use!
think about it: there's plenty of business hosting mining rigs. all that comes down to is cost of electricity and rent. so we use our power plant and the land it's on to host mining farms. then any extra power, we sell to the local grid.
or maybe just skip the hosted mining and stick to building a power plant. "you used your bitcoins to do WHAT?"
site selection, construction costs, operating costs, tying into the grid to sell the power we didn't use for the hosted mining farms...
i mean, collectively we certainly have a chunk of money. let's consider putting some to use!
think about it: there's plenty of business hosting mining rigs. all that comes down to is cost of electricity and rent. so we use our power plant and the land it's on to host mining farms. then any extra power, we sell to the local grid.
or maybe just skip the hosted mining and stick to building a power plant. "you used your bitcoins to do WHAT?"
This would be very interesting....and useful.
