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A satellite images the waste heat of a 700-MW mine from orbit

development2025-12-23

Claim

A SatVu heat-seeking satellite captured waste heat from a 700-MW Bitcoin mine in Rockdale, Texas, visible from orbit.

Reported metric: 700 MW

Reporting date: 2025-12-23 (not necessarily the event date)

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Rockdale mine (Texas)

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SatVu

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A satellite images the waste heat of a 700-MW mine from orbit
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2025-12-23
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2025-12-23-satvu-images-mine-waste-heat
Claim: A SatVu heat-seeking satellite captured waste heat from a 700-MW Bitcoin mine in Rockdale, Texas, visible from orbit.
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- Welcome to December 23, 2025 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-december-23-2025
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