Dave Farber
2018-05-28 14:43:02 UTC
Date: May 27, 2018 at 5:40:13 PM EDT
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Bitcoin backlash as 'miners' suck up electricity, stress power grids in Central Washington
Bitcoin backlash as 'miners' suck up electricity, stress power grids
in Central Washington
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bitcoin-backlash-as-miners-suck-up-electricity-stress-power-grids-in-central-washington/
But it's not simply the scale of requests that is perplexing
utility staff. Many would-be miners have no understanding of
how large power purchases work. In one case this winter,
miners from China landed their private jet at the local
airport, drove a rental car to the visitor center at the Rocky
Reach Dam, just north of Wenatchee, and, according to Chelan
County PUD officials, politely asked to see the "dam master
because we want to buy some electricity." Bitcoin fever has
created other, smaller-scale problems for the utility. Three
times a week, on average, utility crews in Chelan County
discover unpermitted home miners running computer servers far
too large for the electrical grids of residential
neighborhoods. In one instance last year, the transformer
outside a bootleg miner's home overheated and touched off a
grass fire, Chelan County PUD officials say.
- - -
Just cut these cryptocurrency mining parasites off. Knock them off the
grid. If they can generate their own power safely, fine. Otherwise, to
hell with them.
--Lauren--
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-------------------------------------------Subject: [ NNSquad ] Bitcoin backlash as 'miners' suck up electricity, stress power grids in Central Washington
Bitcoin backlash as 'miners' suck up electricity, stress power grids
in Central Washington
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bitcoin-backlash-as-miners-suck-up-electricity-stress-power-grids-in-central-washington/
But it's not simply the scale of requests that is perplexing
utility staff. Many would-be miners have no understanding of
how large power purchases work. In one case this winter,
miners from China landed their private jet at the local
airport, drove a rental car to the visitor center at the Rocky
Reach Dam, just north of Wenatchee, and, according to Chelan
County PUD officials, politely asked to see the "dam master
because we want to buy some electricity." Bitcoin fever has
created other, smaller-scale problems for the utility. Three
times a week, on average, utility crews in Chelan County
discover unpermitted home miners running computer servers far
too large for the electrical grids of residential
neighborhoods. In one instance last year, the transformer
outside a bootleg miner's home overheated and touched off a
grass fire, Chelan County PUD officials say.
- - -
Just cut these cryptocurrency mining parasites off. Knock them off the
grid. If they can generate their own power safely, fine. Otherwise, to
hell with them.
--Lauren--
Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com
Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues
Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org
PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
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