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Turner Wright4 hours agoKentucky regulator denies plan for subsidizing crypto mining facilityA proposed contract with the Kentucky Power Company would have allowed Ebon International to receive a discounted rate for service at its crypto mining facility over a decade.550 Total views8 Total sharesListen to article 0:00Follow upJoin us on social networksThe Public Service Commission of the state of Kentucky has denied a proposed contract that would have allowed a mining firm to receive a discounted rate on electricity provided by the power company.


In an Aug. 28 order, the commission denied a contract between Ebon International and the Kentucky Power Company that involved a $50 million investment in a crypto mining facility in the city of Louisa. According to the filing, Ebon planned to run a 100-megawatt (MW) mining operation until 2024, then increase the load to 250 MW.


The details of the proposed contract, which were partially redacted, included Kentucky Power providing Ebon a discounted rate for service over 10 years. The commission announced in December 2022 that it planned to review the deal between Ebon and Kentucky Power.Wasteful and exploitative #Bitcoin mining companies across the U.S. want you to pay higher utility prices for the privilege of having your community polluted by Bitcoin’s enormous energy consumption.

We"re glad to see Kentucky regulators pushing back.https://t.co/rtDroKOBhP— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) August 31, 2023


Environmental groups Earthjustice and Greenpeace lauded the commission’s decision as a victory for average energy consumers in Kentucky. Joshua Archer, the Bitcoin campaign lead for Greenpeace USA, claimed incentivizing crypto mining firms to set up shop in the state would have burdened taxpayers and contributed to climate change.


Related:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index updated to reflect hardware distribution and hash rate increases


The state of Kentucky is one of the major Bitcoin (BTC) mining hubs in the United States, alongside Texas, Georgia and New York. Environmental organizations in these areas have pushed for restrictions and bans on crypto mining, resulting in New York signing a proof-of-work mining moratorium into law in November 2022 and a bill removing incentives for miners making it through the Texas Senate in April.


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