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d23b7c1f | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I just shared this with a German friend and he's curious about Bitcoin but turned off by the energy consumption. 

does anyone know a good online resource on the energy consumption of Bitcoin?
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xplbzx | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 https://primal.net/e/note1kk297vz8qa7dc3nem7fnmmf0d0hsd35t2074skm3622xal7dav6s4ya620 renote this report from https://www.theirm.org there was also a KPMG report https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2023/bitcoin-role-esg-imperative.html Think this was it.
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d23b7c1f | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 these are awesome , thank you
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xplbzx | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 no worries
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xplbzx | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Not sure this is highlighting energy consumption, both reports discuss the misguided exaggeration of hashing's effect on climate as well as talk about stranded energy/load balancing. https://medium.com/coinmonks/what-is-stranded-energy-why-it-matters-to-bitcoin-c9a9a43e4a04
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btconboard #LNHANCE or #CTV | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-energy/
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d23b7c1f | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 awesome! thank you
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Andy | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 bitcoin doesnt waste energy, it uses wasted energy
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d23b7c1f | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ok, I agree with you. How would you push-back if someone asks why bitcoin miners in China a few years ago were causing more coal-burning to occur. 

I know this was the past, and everyone should be free to use energy as they please. However, burning coal really just seems like bad idea. What if this starts to happen again in the next price cycle?