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Ultimately you can do what you want ^^, but it's worth considering the environmental impact of what you're proposing. Say a mining rig uses 1kW - for 2 years non-stop that's 1kW for 17520 hours. If CO2/kWh is 0.85lbs, then that's 14892 lbs, or 6.75 tonnes! The average passenger vehicle emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per year - that's less than our hypothetical rig!

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-t...

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Pretty good argument that those who work from home have carbon budget for two mining rigs without being worse than a dual-car household.

Go get your mining rig, my dude. The median number of cars in American households is 1.88 so you have lots of room to play.

On the other hand, that means a mining rig is worth a car's pollutants? That's a lot.

A lot for what? You get a car, he gets a rig. You're both carbon-equivalent in the current regime.

Other than those yahoos who recommissioned some coal-fired power plants not too long ago most mining operations are located in areas with surplus renewable energy methinks.

so as long as we are under average passenger vehicle its ok to do anything - great argument dude - justify an evil with a bigger evil

This says nothing because electricity depending on the source can have none or more than your number.

Yup. Just build a nuclear reactor in your back garden and it's easy passive income!

Or solar panels on the roof

That's a lot of carbon you're helping remove from the ground and turn into plants!

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