Bitcoin Mining Actually Stabilizes Grids and Lowers Costs, Researcher Says

Bitcoin mining operations strengthen electrical grids rather than destabilize them, and they help reduce consumer electricity costs through demand flexibility and grid services, according to a comprehensive analysis by independent researcher Daniel Batten, which directly challenges persistent misconceptions about the industry’s energy impact. The research, titled “Common Bitcoin Energy Misconceptions,” dismantles several widely circulated claims about Bitcoin mining’s resource consumption and environment ...