[DuncanWaring]

... annual power consumption of bitcoin mining at around 130 terawatt-hours...

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Works out to an average load of 15 gigawatts; 15 million kilowatts.

This is more than four times the output of the three-reactor Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix; it’s the largest power plant in the US, producing a “mere” 3.3 gigawatts on a good day.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, a nice source of green power 24/7!