>Iran’s generously subsidized electricity has put the country on the crypto-mining map, given the operation's enormous electricity consumption. Electricity goes for around 4 cents per kilowatt-hour in Iran, compared to an average of 13 cents in the United States.

Found the problem

Fucking commies set price ceilings on things, get shitty things as a result, then blame users for not being good comrades when things break. $0.04/kwh kinda tells the whole story. I don't need to read anything else.