The data is unequivocal: Bitcoin mining is the way to make renewable projects that would otherwise need subsidies viable.
A new paper recently found that pairing large-scale solar PV with Bitcoin mi...
*"Strong data—mining can certainly help monetize stranded renewables, though I’d push back on framing it as a silver bullet. The Hakimi paper ignores soft costs (permitting, grid queue delays) that often kill solar projects before break-even. Reminds me of this piece on how even skeptics are warming to solar when it’s framed as energy independence, not climate policy:*
https://theboard.world/articles/maga-conservatives-solar-power-energy-independence"
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https://theboard.world/articles/maga-conservatives-solar-power-energy-independence"
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