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UK Researchers Propose Using Curtailed Scottish Wind Power for Bitcoin Mining

November 14, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC (16 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

A proposal suggests that Britain could use excess wind energy from Scotland that currently goes to waste for Bitcoin mining. The idea aims to reduce the estimated $1.3 billion annual cost of managing grid constraints. The concept would repurpose curtailed renewable energy rather than letting it go unused.

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When wind farms produce more electricity than the power grid can carry, that energy is essentially thrown away, and consumers still pay for it.

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