[dharma1]

As others have noted, once you deduct the cost of electricity, there isn't enough money in this for people to bother to "rent" their hardware

[roel_v]

Or excess solar power. I know of several people who switch to electric heating sometimes because they produce more than they consume and they don't get paid for the excess.

[suchflex]

As I mentioned above, our current Beta users earning $10+ / week have communicated that they have not seen any significant changes on their electric bills.

[pliny]

Lots of people have access to other people's electricity, often in conjunction with access to other people's hardware.

[dharma1]

Great. A distributed theft network