South Africa: Eskom Plans to Sell Spare Daytime Power to Bitcoin Miners
Eskom intends to sell surplus daytime electricity generated from solar power to Bitcoin miners in an effort to reduce costs.
"Tenants are the losers of the energy transition" - Eon CEO calls for a stop to rooftop solar subsidies
The CEO of energy company Eon, Leonhard Birnbaum, argues that government subsidies for private solar systems are outdated as rooftop photovoltaics are now profitable without them, yet he claims tenants bear the social costs.