http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/business/dealbook/bitcoin-china.html?ref=business&_r=0Look at the pictures and notice the cleanroom conditions in the mining data center; check out the lovely cabling at the mains power distribution box. The wire routing is a thing of beauty.
The Bitcoin mining machines in his facilities use about 38 megawatts of electricity, he said, enough to power a small city.
Might be tough to build a new power generation facility behind my house...
- zed