You might be off.
It’s not power, it’s bandwidth.
Consider Musk’s Starlink with 100 x the bandwidth of AT&T, Verizon.
And Musk’s Starlink is ready to go now, but in North America, it’s been banned to rural backwaters.
But he can turn it on from his satellite network with practically a flip of a switch.
Elon Musk activates Starlink in Ukraine after vice prime minister’s plea
https://nypost.com/2022/02/27/elon-musk-activates-starlink-in-ukraine
No, they are literally freaking out that crypto and blockchain will consume more electricity. That is literally it.