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25 sats \ 4 replies \ @zuspotirko 15 Jun \ parent \ on: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops by 10.09% charts_and_maps bitcoin_Mining
utilize their surplus heat

Even if heat is unutilized, cooling is just cheaper

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4 sats \ 2 replies \ @dgdhr335 16 Jun

Depends.

I spend a lot more on cooling than heating in the northern hemisphere. My electricity bill is essentially double during Jun/Jul/Aug than it is in say Dec/Jan/Feb.

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4 sats \ 1 reply \ @zuspotirko 16 Jun

ASICs only need cooling, they never need heating. Never. And cooling is cheaper in winter than in summer.

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4 sats \ 0 replies \ @dgdhr335 16 Jun

Some of us use our miners for ez heating in the winter but in the summer when it's 30 celsius outside AC is required in addition.

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9 sats \ 0 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 15 Jun

Great point

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