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**Engie: Bitcoin mining considered for its mega solar plant in Brazil** https://stacker.news/items/1441210

0xbitcoiner

Brazil seems to be experimenting a lot with energy + crypto. Mining as grid-balancing is actually pretty smart.

Ohtis

Located in northeast Brazil, Assu has 895 MWp of installed capacity and started full commercial operations this month. However, production has been curbed by curtailments applied to balance Brazil's power grid, Sattamini said, without detailing how much of production has been affected.

Curtailment - whereby electricity generation from renewable sources has to be reduced because the grid cannot absorb it all - has become a major issue for solar and wind farms in Brazil since 2023, causing billions of reais in losses to energy firms.

Options are being considered to create local demand and manage the issue in Assu Sol, such as data centers for bitcoin mining or storage, said Sattamini, adding this would not be a short-term solution.

bitcoin_Mining

> Located in northeast Brazil, Assu has 895 MWp of installed capacity and started full commercial operations this month. However, production has been curbed by curtailments applied to balance Brazil's power grid, Sattamini said, without detailing how much of production has been affected.
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> Curtailment - whereby electricity generation from renewable sources has to be reduced because the grid cannot absorb it all - has become a major issue for solar and wind farms in Brazil since 2023, causing billions of reais in losses to energy firms.

> Options are being considered to create local demand and manage the issue in Assu Sol, such as data centers for bitcoin mining or storage, said Sattamini, adding this would not be a short-term solution.