When wind farms do not do bitcoin mining with their surplus energy, they waste a lot of energy and money. Because of this, when the turbines reach end of life they do not get repowered. Because of this there, the asset is wasted and that power must start coming from thermal sources again.

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Australia's oldest commercial wind farm to close as cost of repowering is too high

Australia's oldest commercial wind farm will be decommissioned in 2027 as it owner says the cost of repowering is not financially viable at th...

Re: home mining, has anyone come across a good solution for 1-3 KW of mining/heating? Setup is an oversized solar array, producing excess electricity (about $800 stored up) The local grid pays 0.18c per KWh and charges 0.24c).