[2014-09-07] Bitcoin’s wasted power – and how it could be used to heat homes

[austins]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/384a349a-32a5-11e4-93c6-00144feabdc0.html

It doesn’t take a computer scientist to tell you that society requires an awful lot of energy. But what computer scientists are increasingly trying to tell us is that the next few decades could deliver some serious changes with regards to how smartly we consume and distribute that energy. This is what the transition to smart devices, smart grids and smart meters is all about.