Pierpoint: Clean crypto mining can function as a flexible grid resource
Lara Pierpoint · Which tech is overhyped, underhyped and just right? · Jun 23, 2022 · at 37:44
Dr. Lara Pierpoint discusses clean tech and crypto load management on the power grid.
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“If you're going to be making crypto, do it cleanly. And if you do it cleanly, that actually starts to become sort of interesting as a grid resource because there's a way to shift load into making crypto and you can make money when there's really high amounts of renewables available.”
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