Comment Comment by ForHackernews I keep hearing this notion repeated, but I've never seen a citation.Do you have any evidence that:a) Most bitcoin in China is mined using hydroelectric power.b) That the generation capacity in question is "excess" (i.e. it would not have been put to productive use except for bitcoin mining)It's also worth noting that damming rivers for hydroelectric power is enormously damaging to the surrounding ecosystem, even if they aren't carbon-emitting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_reserv... parent ForHackernews 9 years ago
Do you have any evidence that:
a) Most bitcoin in China is mined using hydroelectric power.
b) That the generation capacity in question is "excess" (i.e. it would not have been put to productive use except for bitcoin mining)
It's also worth noting that damming rivers for hydroelectric power is enormously damaging to the surrounding ecosystem, even if they aren't carbon-emitting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_reserv...