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This video from July 24, 2025, is very informative. It explains what these facilities do and the impact it is having on residents near one of these facilities in Texas.
Bourbon County, Kansas 10/15/2025
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While this is a very small facility this will give you an idea how disruptive it can be. Just imagine what it will be like here with a large one like what is proposed for our area! (you can also read the news article on this story here here: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/local/its-miserable-bitcoin-mining-facility-in-rural-kansas-too-loud-neighbors-say/
The below information is from Science for Georgia, Inc.
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Difference between Crypto Mine and Data Center
Both crypto mines and data centers are large, temperature controlled, warehouses filled with computers. Data Centers support multiple commercial uses such as e-commerce and cloud computing. They support multiple businesses and customers. Crypto Mines are dedicated solely to crypto mining and support only the owners of the crypto mine.
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Energy Intensity
Both Crypto Mines and Data Centers are energy intensive. For reference the US Department of Energy estimates that about 1MW of power can serve 1000 households. 1 Plant Vogle Reactor (1.2 MW) can serve 1.2 million households OR about 6 Data Centers or Crypto Mines.
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Why is Crypto so energy intensive?
Each time crypto coins are used to pay for something, a series of energy intensive computations must be done to verify the transaction. It’s a feedback cycle – as coins are used, miners verify the transaction to earn coins, then they spend the coins, which in turn requires verification, which in turn creates more coins to spend. A single Bitcoin transaction, which includes its verification on the blockchain network by miners, requires approximately 1449 kWh, which is equivalent to about 50 days (about 1 and a half months) of power usage for the average US household. The process of Proof of Work (PoW) is how miners unlock blocks on the blockchain to verify transactions. PoW is energy intensive to prevent attacks and hacks. Crypto mining is energy intensive because the computers are running 24 hours a day. Crypto farms have hundreds of computers going at the same time which requires lots of power, produces lots of heat, and require lots of cooling. It is possible to use renewable energy sources for “greener mining,” but crypto mining would still remain a high energy consumption process.
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How Crypto Mining energy consumption can affect local residents?
Crypto Mining's high energy consumption can negatively affect local residents through higher electricity costs, strained power grids, grid instability during peak demand and an increase in local utility bills.
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