Letter to NYSDEC Regional Permit Administrator

To: Regional Permit Administrator – Thomas HaleyNYSDEC6274 East Avon-Lima RoadAvon, NY 14414-9519 Dear Mr. Haley,We are residents and property owners in the Village of Dresden and/or the Town of Torrey. We are requesting, pursuant to 6 NYCRR 621.13, paragraph (b) that the Department of Environmental Conservation consider the modification, suspension or revocation of the following […]

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What is happening now?

There has been limited demand for power from the NYSEG power grid. Greenidge operated at roughly 6% capacity in 2019 as a peaker power plant. Greenidge is changing their model to include producing power for a bitcoin mining data center which includes power as a part of their data center services to their tenants. Power

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August 2020 Backgrounder

Protect Seneca Lake and Town of Torrey ResidentsFrom the Greenidge Power Plant & Bitcoin Mining Data Center in Our Backyard [Click to view as PDF] Protect Seneca Lake and Town of Torrey ResidentsFrom the Greenidge Power Plant & Bitcoin Mining Data Center in Our BackyardRecent History and NYS DEC Lack of Environmental Protections In September

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Article by Peter Mantius

“PSC Says Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operation Isn’t Subject to Regulation, Dismissing Environmental Concerns“ ALBANY, June 11, 2020 — The state Public Service Commission ruled today that Greenidge Generation LLC’s use of unmetered electricity to drive banks of computers that mine Bitcoin at its Dresden power plant is not subject to PSC regulation. The company had asked

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