{"id":10012,"date":"2021-07-24T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T10:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/new-york-town-bemoans-roadside-littered-with-bitcoin-miners-officials-plan-to-impose-90-day-moratorium\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T10:54:05","slug":"new-york-town-bemoans-roadside-littered-with-bitcoin-miners-officials-plan-to-impose-90-day-moratorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/new-york-town-bemoans-roadside-littered-with-bitcoin-miners-officials-plan-to-impose-90-day-moratorium\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Town Bemoans Roadside \u2018Littered\u2019 With Bitcoin Miners \u2014 Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium"},"content":{"rendered":"

A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin mining operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officials From Town of Massena Don\u2019t Like the Look of Bitcoin Miners Operating Alongside Route 42<\/h2>\n

The town of Massena, with a population of around 13K, has attracted bitcoin miners according to a report<\/a> from Reuters. The New York town\u2019s officials have taken issue with bitcoin miners and the authorities plan to impose a 90-day moratorium on any new bitcoin miners looking to tap into the town\u2019s energy sources.<\/p>\n

According to Massena Town Supervisor Steve O\u2019Shaughnessy, the town doesn\u2019t want Massena\u2019s roadsides to be filled with shipping containers that house mining rigs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want it littered with these trailers that are pumping out bitcoin,\u201d O\u2019Shaughnessy told<\/a> WWNY-TV. \u201cWe just want to make sure if they\u2019re going to come here, that it\u2019s a nice presentable building,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Photograph of the alleged mining operations via the regional news station WWNY-TV.<\/p>\n

The report notes that there\u2019s been a surge of cryptocurrency miners setting up shop in Massena. The electrical company Massena Electric is currently in the midst of negotiations with three prospective operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key components for the developers is low-cost electricity and reliability, which are two things we\u2019ve always had,\u201d Andrew McMahon, Massena Electric\u2019s superintendent said. Reports say Route 42 in Massena near Fort Covington has numerous mobile bitcoin mining units that are housed in shipping containers.<\/p>\n

Massena Electric told WWNY-TV that the deals with bitcoin miners always come second to current customers but \u201ccustomers could even benefit from the increased sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New York Continues to Have Tussles With the Bitcoin Mining Industry, Route 42 Mining Facility Advertised for Sale<\/h2>\n

The crypto mining operation Petawatt Group is located in Massena, as the firm was able to purchase 140 acres of land two years ago. Petawatt Group and its co-founder Jason Rappaport say bitcoin mining operations can potentially bring jobs to Massena locals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not like some new operation that decamped from somewhere else and coming in and trying to find power, you know, relatively inexpensively, and not being part of the community,\u201d Rappaport stressed to the local news station.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, around the same time the Massena town officials started to complain, an advertisement<\/a> for a cryptocurrency mining facility located on Route 42 was listed for sale. The property offers \u201cpower and location\u201d for $299,000 and claims the owner can get energy at rates as low as $0.03 per kWh. \u201cThe facility has approved 2 MW power available underneath three-phase power lines owned by Massena Electric Department,\u201d the ad details. \u201cThe electrical service can potentially be upgraded to 10MW and even above.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York and bitcoin miners have seemed to go hand-in-hand because of the state\u2019s abundant access to cheap hydropower. However, residents and officials from a few New York communities have taken issue with bitcoin miners in a similar fashion.<\/p>\n

For instance, residents who live alongside Seneca Lake blamed bitcoin mining for heating up the water. The lake was \u201cso warm you feel like you\u2019re in a hot tub,\u201d a report by NBC News<\/a> noted at the time.<\/p>\n

Democrat senator Kevin Parker also introduced a bill<\/a> that seeks to establish a three-year moratorium on any bitcoin mining operations in the state. The Committee on Environmental Conservation reviewed the bill on May 3.<\/p>\n

The bill declared that cryptocurrency miners should be responsible for the environmental impacts the industry might cause the state. Senator Parker insists cryptocurrency mining has a negative environmental impact and mining businesses would have to pass state greenhouse gas emission targets in order to continue.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the issues bitcoin miners are having in Massena, New York? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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