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minus-squareWizard@zeal.centerlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days ago@101 Having worked with electrical utilities for years, one of the challenges running the power grid is that demand moves much faster than generation. When demand drops, you can’t just shutdown power plants. But you can turn on miners and validators to use the excess power while demand stabilizes.
@101 Having worked with electrical utilities for years, one of the challenges running the power grid is that demand moves much faster than generation.
When demand drops, you can’t just shutdown power plants. But you can turn on miners and validators to use the excess power while demand stabilizes.