Large-Scale Crypto Mining Consumes 2% of US Electricity

Large-Scale Crypto Mining Consumes 2% of US Electricity

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How much energy does cryptocurrency mining consume in the U.S.? A recent analysis by the Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimates that large-scale cryptocurrency operations consume more than 2% of the country’s electricity. And as Ars Technica noted in a report on Friday (Feb. 2), that’s around…

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