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Back in 2013, Washington state’s East Wenatchee became the target of prospective bitcoin miners thanks to its hydroelectric dams, which allowed for the nation’s cheapest electricity. Now, many years later, the area is home to countless operations, and the power being used is nothing short of astounding.
The commercial miners now pouring into the valley are building sites with tens of thousands of servers and electrical loads of as much as 30 megawatts, or enough to power a neighborhood of 13,000 homes. And in the arms race that cryptocurrency mining has become, even these operations will soon be considered small-scale.
The commercial miners now pouring into the valley are building sites with tens of thousands of servers and electrical loads of as much as 30 megawatts, or enough to power a neighborhood of 13,000 homes. And in the arms race that cryptocurrency mining has become, even these operations will soon be considered small-scale.