Green Energy: In NY, Bitcoin Mining Saved The Oldest Working Hydroelectric Plant
Another day, another hydroelectric plant saved by Bitcoin mining. For the untrained eye, the narrative that says that Bitcoin incentivizes green energy might seem convenient. However, each day more concrete examples come to light. Like the Navajo Nation case. Or this hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica. In contrast, China banned Bitcoin mining and some hydroelectric plants immediately closed and went up for sale. Anyway, today we’re talking about the Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant in New York. Located near de Hudson River’s shore, in the Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County. The place is....
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On Thursday local reports from Mechanicville, the city located in Saratoga County, New York, say that an old hydroelectric plant constructed back in 1897 was almost dismantled, but today the plant is mining bitcoins. The Mechanicville facility is considered one of the oldest renewable energy plants in the world, and it’s now making “more money with bitcoin than selling the electricity” to the grid. Historical Hydroelectric Machinery From 1897 Mines Bitcoin In the historic district of Mechanicville, New York, there’s an 18.3-acre site that is considered one of the....
On-chain data shows about 70% of the total Bitcoin supply is currently in profit, a level that has historically been important for bulls. Around 30% Of Total Bitcoin Supply Is Now Underwater As per the latest weekly report from Glassnode, the percentage of BTC supply in profit has now fallen off to just 70%. The “percent of supply in profit” is an indicator that measures the percentage of the total Bitcoin supply that’s currently in the green. When the value of this metric increases, it means more coins have started to get into profit. This leads to holders becoming more....
An historic renewable energy facility in New York has tripled its profits by mining Bitcoin. New York’s Mechanicville hydroelectric plant — one of the oldest hydropower generation facilities in the United States — is now host to Bitcoin mining.The plant is owned by Albany Engineering Corp (AEC), which was asked to restore it by the National Grid in 1986. Jim Besha Sr., AEC’s chief executive, notes that cryptocurrency mining offers triple the profit margins available from selling electricity back to the grid:“We think this is the oldest renewable energy facility in the world that’s still....
Green energy powers most of Bitcoin mining and the world might as well face it. And the rest of the cryptocurrencies that use Proof-Of-Work might be right behind, because they follow the same incentives. In their quest for cheaper energy sources, they all reach the same conclusion. Humanity is wasting renewable energy all over the world. And wasted energy is the cheapest of them all. In today’s story, a hydropower plant that had to pause operations for nine months found cryptocurrency mining and got the dream client they needed. Reuters gives us the prelude to the story: “The plant was....
Hydroelectric energy will power a new Bitcoin mining pool following Argo's partnership with DMG Blockchain. Publicly-traded cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain will launch a Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool powered solely by clean energy, the company announced on March 26. Argo has partnered with fellow eco-friendly mining firm DMG Blockchain to create Terra Pool — a Bitcoin mining pool consisting of a hash rate derived from both company’s hydroelectric power sources, which the firm claims is the first of is kind.Argo Blockchain PLC is a United Kingdom-based mining company with three....