Crypto Mining Overloads Infrastructure In Small WA County
From Cointelegraph
Cryptocurrency mining is putting an undue amount of pressure on the electrical infrastructure of Douglas County, a small territory in Washington state, CNBC reports.Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-mining-overloads-infrastructure-in-small-wa-countyCrypto miners are flocking to Washington to take advantage of the state’s cheaper electrical costs, creating a need for more data infrastructure to keep up with the higher energy demand. The price per kilowatt of electricity is around four cents in Washington state, as opposed to the average of seven cents in the rest of the US.
Port of Douglas County Economic Development Manager Ron Cridlebaugh responded to the problem by stating plans to add 100 megawatts of data center infrastructure to the county.
Cridlebaugh said in his CNBC interview:
"Our infrastructure is actually being put to the test. We're full...It's going to take some time to catch up because growth has been so quick.”
This is why I chose to invest a little more upfront in the mining rig I'm currently building. I chose NVidia hardware and pursue lower power consumption equihash coins. I believe after addressing the scaling and usability of bitcoin some steps might have to be taken to reduce it's electrical footprint.
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