<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Federico Rivi wrote</title><author_name>Federico Rivi (npub1rd…0r3ys)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub1rd0wwn037yltsh256d4urxjpsr6ye6dva6azaggsl848nwc64ehq60r3ys</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>An AI container operating at just 4% utilization can generate, according to Gridless, the same revenue as a Bitcoin mining container with the same power capacity running continuously. Each kWh sold to AI compute would be worth 15 to 25 times more than one used for hashrate.&#xA;&#xA;In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 560 million people live without access to the grid, while rural demand grows slowly. The average revenue generated by a power plant is between $2 and $2.50 per customer per month. Including commercial users, it rises to $3.16.&#xA;&#xA;But a power plant has to be financed upfront.&#xA;&#xA;Gridless has used Bitcoin as a buyer of last resort. Over four years, the company says it has deployed six sites across three countries, bringing electricity to an additional 30,000 people.&#xA;&#xA;Africa is home to almost one-fifth of the world’s population, yet accounts for just 0.6% of global data center capacity.&#xA;Gridless is focusing on small, distributed sites that can be financed individually: solar in the DRC, hydropower in Kenya, and demonstration racks in Nairobi.&#xA;&#xA;Bitcoin builds the bridge in places where AI will only arrive once there is sufficient demand, fiber connectivity, and contractual infrastructure.&#xA;nostr:naddr1qq3xvetjd4shgcfdxvcngttrdakk2ttfdskk66twd9hxwttpwpex2ttvvypzqx67uaxlruf7hpw4f5mtcxdyrq85fn56em4696s3p7020xa34tnwqvzqqqr4guctantc</html></oembed>