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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8602241" data-attributes="member: 6915329">I think these are two separate things, though. I think that even if every crypto-farmer turned to renewables, all that would end up doing is encourage people to buy more crypto (at least, it would encourage people who are interested in it but don't want to do be involved because of the environmental cost, which renewables would mitigate). I don't really think people would say "Huh, it looks like Bob's House o' NFTs has solar panels, maybe I should get them too." Also, my--admittedly not in-depth--research indicates that at least some crypto farms are claiming to already be using renewables to one degree or another. Whether they actually are (or are just lying about it) is another matter, but if they are, then... they haven't been responsible for creating a noticeably huge demand. And since they require so much electricity, they want it cheap, and it's highly unlikely they'll switch to 100% renewables unless mandated--and it's also unlikely that governments are going to mandate that 100% renewables just because of crypto.</blockquote>