Data Centers and Bitcoin Mining Working Together For Clean Energy

Usually people don’t think of data centers, bitcoin mining and clean energy working together, but they do. In today’s world, whenever you hear of a data center being built, it will be most likely used for bitcoin mining. On today’s episode 167 of The Green Insider podcast, hear energy professional Nathan Sprague, COO of Outlaw Mining, describe to us how these items all go together. Nathan, a returning guest of the podcast, talks about power structures such as PPAs, VPPAs, and merchant generation. From there, we discuss managing price risk and basis risk, congestion, curtailment, negative correlation and much more. Find out why building a data center behind the meter has it’s advantages versus outside the meter where an interconnection permit is needed. On average, a behind the meter project takes 45-60 days to complete a 50 MW facility. By the time you finish this podcast, you will understand why co-locating renewable projects will be the fastest way to develop a clean energy project. To be an Insider Please subscribe to The Green Insider powered by ERENEWABLE wherever you get your podcast from and remember to leave us a five-star rating. This podcast is sponsored by UTSI International.  To learn more about our sponsor or ask about being a sponsor, contact ERENEWABLE and the Green Insider Podcast. The post Data Centers and Bitcoin Mining Working Together For Clean Energy appeared first on eRENEWABLE.