Still, there is a fixed amount of hydro power available, short of building new dams. This puts Bitcoin's toll on fossil fuel.
(If Bitcoin didn't exist, the hydro power would still be there and would be used for something else, therefore less fossil fuel would have to be burned in its place.)
(If Bitcoin didn't exist, the hydro power would still be there and would be used for something else, therefore less fossil fuel would have to be burned in its place.)