[jrs95]

Perhaps electricity costs there are higher than in the U.S. so mining is less profitable?

Although I don’t have these issues in Ohio, either. You can find any NVidia card you want easily, and only AMD Vega is in short supply at the moment. Still doable though, if you’re willing to put in a bit of effort.

[revelation]

France famously derives >70% of it's energy from nuclear energy and has vastly lower prices than neighboring countries.

[user5994461]

Electricity in France is 0.10 to 0.20 E/kWh. Depends on the terms and the time of day.

It's more than China and USA cities with hydro. It's less than some other places.

We may have lower production prices but it's either not significant or not passed down to the consumer.