It seems to me that we have a long road ahead of us. With regulations changing around the ability for corporations to hold btc on their balance sheets, we will no doubt see an influx of users onto the network. Most of these users will be Npcs just picking around but id venture to guess that 10 percent are looking at this and wondering what does it do?
The ability for bitcoin to soak up stranded energy is one of bitcoins greatest strengths. We live in a world where most people are putting an image up for everyone else. Usually that image is of a politically correct citizen that cares for life in all aspects. They then begin to virtue signal to all their friends and it becomes a echochamber of stupidity. These dumbasses will hop on board because bitcoin is the only thing that will actually help the planet.
We are able to secure the network and facilitate transactions while getting paid to soak up unused electrical grid capacity.
The use cases are boundless. Methane capture, flaring, renewables and so much more.
It will take time for the world to see and hopefully we can start building the infrastructure for that future.