40% of Bitcoin Mining is located in one chinese particular Region called Shichuan, consuming ~25 TWh/y of (hydro)electricity.
Surprisingly authorities encouraged mining operations to help consume excessive hydroelectricity: 9.2TWh/y are still *unused*
Thanks to #bitcoin mining industry developement, are these kind of limitations lifted since then?
"Sichuan Limits Small and Medium Hydropower Construction" - powermag.com/sichuan-limits… (published in 2016)
Just for intellectual fairness.
And less for headlines.
"Data shows that Sichuan has abandoned 9.2 billion kilowatt-hours (9.2TWh) of hydroelectricity in 2019"
news.8btc.com/chinas-sichuan…