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The data is very clear: if you want to pay 20% extra for power: remove mining from the grid

If you want to reduce power costs, add mining to your grid

There are 5 ways mining lowers residential power costs, based on real case studies and data

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632908468810096

1. Removes need for expensive gas peaker plants

Solar and wind deliver intermittant power, thus most grid operators purchase gas peaker plants for backup as they put ramp up solar and wind production

Texas used mining instead, avoiding $18Billion in additional cost

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632911883038738

2. Monetizes wind and solar power that was previously wasted

mining helps "find a home for otherwise wasted wind energy." Because of that, those wind and solar operators were more profitable, decreasing the pressure to raise prices to increase profit

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632914467000513

3. A more competitive market for Demand Response

Demand Response is a service where power users are paid to stabilize the grid by reducing their consumption on demand

More consumers competing to offer Demand Response means the price the grid operator pays goes down

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632917302321537

4. No Curtailment Fees

Grid operators often have to pay renewable generators if they can't use their power

This "curtailment" fee means grid operators charge higher prices to keep operations profitable

miners using previously wasted wind means no more curtailment fees

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632919684354453

5. Reduce Grid Upgrade Costs

Grid upgrade costs are huge, with often passed onto residents

A recent Duke University study recently showed that using mining as a flexible load helps grid operators defer, or in some cases avoid, cost-prohibitive grid upgrade costs

https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1994632922876526948

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