Since Bitcoin miners operate continuously, at full capacity, 365 days a year, the setup creates a unique opportunity to provide a reliable and clean heating baseload for the city's district energy system
The city of North Vancouver, Canada, will be partly heated by the energy produced by cryptocurrency mining. The city of North Vancouver, Canada, will be partly heated by the energy produced by cryptocurrency mining. Photography Chris Howey / Shutterstock
North Vancouver is the very first city in the world able to boast of being partially heated thanks to cryptocurrency. This is being achieved through a partnership between local energy provider Lonsdale Energy Corporation and a bitcoin mining startup called MintGreen.