Tag: GREENIDGE

Fish aren’t biting on Seneca Lake: Will Greenidge’s bitcoin mining expansion will make it worse?
Seneca Lake’s annual National Lake Trout Derby has shown a steady decline in fish caught and derby participation, according to this chart posted on the Derby’s Facebook site in 2018. A local fisherman is urging Torrey town officials to consider the declining ... MORE

Yates County residents encourage DEC to modify, revoke Greenidge permits over plan to expand bitcoin mining
A group of Yates County residents has asked state environmental regulators to modify, suspend or revoke Greenidge Generation’s operating permits to reflect the power plant’s rapidly developing role as an off-the-grid data center that “mines” Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency. The company won the ... MORE