Sustainable energy plants that struggle to find customers 24/7 and often at remote locations, become profitable when they can sell their surplus energy to some Proof of Work miners in a shipping container dropped on-site.
Sustainable energy plants that struggle to find customers 24/7 and often at remote locations, become profitable when they can sell their surplus energy to some Proof of Work miners in a shipping container dropped on-site.
The presence of flexible load on the grid, that can immediately switch off when needed (demand response), reduces the need for expensive fossil gas peaker plants.
Curious to hear your "modest amount of scrutiny".