{"id":45582,"date":"2021-07-06T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=45582"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:54:41","slug":"new-york-residents-accuse-greenidge-generation-of-environmental-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/new-york-residents-accuse-greenidge-generation-of-environmental-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"New York residents accuse Greenidge Generation of environmental violations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents of the town of Dresden in northern New York state have accused the bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation of environmental harm. NBC<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The hybrid power plant sits on the shore of Seneca Lake \u2014 central to the Finger Lakes. According to data<\/a> as of February 28, 2021, Greenidge mined 1,186 BTC in the past 12 months. In 2022 the company planned to raise its hash rate from 1.1 EH\/s to 2.6 EH\/s.<\/p>\n

According to documents<\/a> from 2017, the facility is permitted to withdraw 139 million gallons of water (~526 million litres) and discharge 134 million gallons (~507 million litres) per day. The allowable outlet temperature is up to 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 \u00b0C) in winter and up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 \u00b0C) in summer.<\/p>\n

Environmentalists contend that rising water temperature in the lake threatens some trout species inhabiting Seneca.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe lake is so warm that it feels like you’re in a hot tub,\u201d said one local resident.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In April a Greenidge spokesperson rejected accusations of discharging warm water into the lake. He said the facility uses “state-of-the-art technologies,” and the company plans to continue investing in modern environmental protection methods.<\/p>\n

In May The Chronicle Express<\/a> published the average daily water temperature data from Greenidge’s data centre operations from March 1 to April 17, 2021. During this period the figure ranged from 49.6\u00b0F to 54.6\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

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Data: The Chronicle Express.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Later Greenidge Generation said that from June 1 it would fully neutralize the carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining through the purchase of CO\u2082 emission quotas. According to media reports, the next water-temperature study in Seneca would be conducted in 2023.<\/p>\n

In late 2020, three environmental organisations and more than 20 residents of the American town of Torrey filed suit<\/a> against the local authorities and Greenidge Generation. The plaintiffs say officials approved the expansion of the mining centre without an environmental impact assessment.<\/p>\n

In July, the company announced plans to launch a new Bitcoin mining facility in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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