In July, Brazil stopped evaluating Bitcoin mining and started switching it on.
On July 1, Adecoagro (the Tether-backed agribusiness) began commercial mining in Mato Grosso do Sul: 10 MW, 1,280 machines, powered by surplus energy from its own sugarcane mill (source: https://iviagora.com.br/noticia/35957/mineracao-de-bitcoin-com-energia-da-cana-comeca-em-julho-em-ivinhema-mato-grosso-do-sul))
At Renova's Alto Sertao III wind complex in Bahia, 42 MW of mining is already running: the share of their wind power the grid cut fell from 65% in January to 17% in March (source: https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/opiniao/colunistas/mariana-lemos/usina-da-casa-dos-ventos-no-nordeste-recebera-data-center-de-mineracao-de-bitcoins-1.3749091)
Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil's biggest wind producers, is commissioning a mine at a wind plant right now, expected to cut its curtailment losses by up to 50%. (source: https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/opiniao/colunistas/mariana-lemos/usina-da-casa-dos-ventos-no-nordeste-recebera-data-center-de-mineracao-de-bitcoins-1.3749091)
3 companies, 2 different fuels, and the same underlying principle: Bitcoin mining is the buyer of stranded energy nobody else can take.
Energy is the adoption story.
