In this thread I'll be talking about the interesting potential of waste water treatment plants energy for #Bitcoin Mining. Pay attention. 
Waste Water streams carry our poop wich is loaded with internal energy that can be extracted via Anaerobic Digestion, a process where bacteria consumes organic matter and produces biogas (which is on average 65% methane and 35% CO2)
The question remains, how large is the amount of energy that can be produced by a Waste Water Treatment Plant, and how costly can it be. Short answers: 26kW per each million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater and ranges from 1.3 to 10 cents per kWh
So, the average waste water treatment plant in the US processes around 2.18 MGD, which translates in a potential of around 840MW. And there are around 14,780 WWTP overall and only half of them had digesters to produce Biogas back then.
A small town like Panajachel (14,000 inhabitants) in Guatemala could be producing enough to power a genset between 25 to 30kW. Which could translate to locating 7 or 8 Antminer S19 pro for a revenue of 6,000USD a month. Not very high numbers in terms of power generation.
Nonetheless it will bring a revenue stream to a place that could use it a lot. Checking the numbers on site is required ASAP. #bitcoinmining can help.
For instance, taking advantage of the Biogas in a larger waste water treatment facilities in Guatemala could fund better WWTP infrastructure around the Atitlan lake. It would be cleaning the lake with other cities waste 😉
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