Forget Batteries, Bitcoin Mining Is the Better Way to Balance Power Grids

Written by maken8 | Published 2025/09/23
Tech Story Tags: bitcoin-mining | bitcoin | electricity | mathematical-analysis | batteries | energy-markets | grid-balancing | energy-economics

TLDRAt $40/MWh of surplus electricity, Bitcoin mining earns about $0.108/kWh more than Batteries. At $70/MWh of surplus electricity, Bitcoin earns about $0.082/kWh more than Batteries. Multiply these relatively small figures by the GW of surplus electricity generated by renewable energy systems around the world, and you're looking at revenues in the billions of dollars every day! These would really do well on many energy markets' balance sheets. Helping market players weather various challenges on the path to a green energy future.via the TL;DR App

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Published by HackerNoon on 2025/09/23