No private power with public risks!

The Greenidge Station in Dresden New York is burning fracked gas for bitcoin mining while claiming its providing a public utility. This facility is polluting the  air and water in the local community and needs to be stopped. Join CTPFL in our effort to monitor and stop this project from going forward in the Finger Lakes. No community should bear the environmental costs of such an operation!

Background on Greenidge Generation

Greenidge Power

Greenidge is an old coal power plant with an already bad environmental history. It was converted to a gas-fired plant for use as a “peaker plant”- to be used only when excess energy was needed by the grid, and not run continually.

Now, its out of state owners at Atlas Holdings want to expand operations by proposing an increase of 700% from historical use for a privately owned bitcoin operation which would consume enough power to fuel more than 90,000 homes.

That’s bigger than 2 of Amazon’s immense data centers; all so millionaire Private Equity guys in Connecticut can generate 5 bitcoins per day.

Greenidge is using a 67-year old steam turbine that operates at 35% efficiency and should have been retired decades ago (by comparison modern turbines operate at 65% efficiency).

Recent News

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED re: Greenidge Gas Bitcoin Mining Plant Expansion

January 26, 2021

Please submit comments to/ call/ plan to attend the meeting at the Yates County Planning Board!The Town of Torrey has referred the matter of expanding the Greenidge Power Plant (AKA Bitcoin Mine) to […]

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TODAY (Jan 19, 2021) Free Zoom Webinar: Bitcoin Operations

January 15, 2021

Title: Bitcoin Operations in the Finger Lakes: How can communities protect themselves? This Tuesday January 19, 2021 6:30pm There is still time to register for this free webinar event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUpfu… Description: As the […]

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Millionaires in Connecticut Risk Health of Finger Lakes Residents

January 13, 2021

Two millionaires from Connecticut are expanding their gas-fired power plant operations along Seneca Lake just so their bitcoin operation can be more profitable. This is a picture of their swanky office: https://www.fastcompany.com/…/private-equity-firms-new…. We […]

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Sign Letter to Governor Cuomo re: Greenidge permits

December 30, 2020

Dear Friend of the Finger Lakes, Please urge Governor Cuomo to immediately revoke the existing air and SPDES permits for Greenidge gas-powered facility’s power generation and use. Below, please find the link to a […]

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