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1. Celebrate #EarthDay 
by making your own quiet, energy efficient #Bitcoin 
space heater.
You need:
- @braiins_systems
- some @Noctua_at fans
- an older ASIC miner
by making your own quiet, energy efficient #Bitcoin space heater. You need:
- @braiins_systems
- some @Noctua_at fans
- an older ASIC miner
2. 25-40% of your heating is lost in your ductwork.
Using a space heater reduces those losses by taking load off your central furnace.
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/30506.pdf
Using a space heater reduces those losses by taking load off your central furnace.
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/30506.pdf
3. 16.1 million homes in the US heat with a central electric furnace, and would see up to a 25-40% reduction in heating energy consumption by supplementing with space heaters.
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/hc/php/hc6.6.php
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/hc/php/hc6.6.php
4. A resistive heater, like a #Bitcoin miner, is not as efficient as a heat pump.
Heat pumps can be 2-3 times as efficient, but are not an option for millions of renters.
miner, is not as efficient as a heat pump.Heat pumps can be 2-3 times as efficient, but are not an option for millions of renters.
5. You can reduce your energy consumption AND support #bitcoin with a Bitcoin space heater.
Happy #EarthDay
with a Bitcoin space heater.Happy #EarthDay
