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>>RobinL+(OP)
California is facing a similar issue dealing with its solar duck curve[1], where prices essentially go negative during periods of peak solar generation.

As far as I know residential PG&E customers can't buy energy in spot market prices, or else there could be some innovative arbitrage opportunities, like only running bitcoin miners when power is cheap.

1. https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/confronting-duck-curve-...

>>ed2551+6f
If only there were some actually useful use of excessive energy that weren’t mining bitcoin.

>>sh1mme+Si
Why not Bitcoin? You can sell it for cash. Do you not like cash? You can plant trees with cash or lots of other green things.

>>TheDud+y01
If you live in a developed market with no need for the utility bitcoin provides, then to you bitcoin is only a waste of energy, and energy generation is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In this case you see it as all cost and no benefit, and any counterpoint goes against your dogma, which is 'inconvenient' or irritating

>>cwalv+em1
> a waste of energy Not if the energy is wasted anyway (or worse, costs money to get rid of).

> a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions Except if it is wind power.