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by fnord77 1682 days ago
> The co-op that supplies my power offers a flex plan that gives you free power from 11pm-6am.

where are you? how are crypto miners not all over this?

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Two of the biggest crypto miners are in Texas, where (until very recently) power was essentially free at night. The winter storm this past February changed the economics a little bit, but for the most part, the Texas Power Grid creates more power than can be consumed at night. And supposedly if the power grid (ERCOT) has enough consumption, they will pay the miners to shut down.