Posts Tagged ‘Torrey Town planning board’
Torrey Town Planning Board Green Lights Expansion to Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation
***Correction: The radio story above says that the plant will be mining bitcoin with 45 MW/h of electricicty by the end of 2021. That number is actually 41 MW/h, which could power almost 35,000 homes, not 38,000. ***** At last night’s meeting, the Town of Torrey planning board approved a site plan application for Greenidge…
Read MoreEnvironmentalists Rally Against Greenidge Expansion, State Lawmakers Take Notice
Ralliers outside of Greenidge Generation’s Gates on April 17th, 2021. (Jimmy Jordan/WRFI) ITHACA, NY — Environmental activists and concerned citizens rallied on Saturday, opposing Greenidge Generation’s expansion plans and gaining the attention of state lawmakers. Greenidge Generation is in the town of Torrey on Seneca Lake. The company operates a gas-fired power plant, mining bitcoin…
Read MoreCryptocurrency Mining, An Emerging and Unregulated Industry?
Greenidge Generation LLC is a natural gas power plant that’s mining cryptocurrency on an industrial scale, and Greenidge aims to expand its operations. The last round of government approval needed to give the greenlight to Greenidge’s expansion, is the Torrey Town Planning board. Torrey is a small, rural town in the heart of the Finger…
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