Post #1746028
2026-04-15 23:14 UTC
Yeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.
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@mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 00:28
holy crap that's immense; how do you power concrete production?