Earlier this 12 months the Power Data Administration tried to conduct a survey of Bitcoin mining vitality use beneath emergency authorization statues, bypassing the standard strategy of instituting a survey that required an open interval of remark from the general public and trade gamers topic to the survey.
This survey try was executed beneath very doubtful circumstances with very unsound reasoning to justify its emergency nature. Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council sued to hunt an injunction in opposition to the survey in Waco, Texas.
Within the last settlement the EIA voluntarily agreed to terminate the gathering beneath the emergency and destroy all info that they had obtained as much as the purpose of the court docket ruling.
A brand new discover was issued following the conventional process of an open remark interval.
At this time at 12:00-1:30 PM Central the EIA is holding a webinar to debate the problems associated to Bitcoin mining vitality use, and knowledge related to mining websites’ operations in america.
Folks can register right here to look at the webinar, and there’s a type to submit questions through the registration course of to hopefully be addressed through the webinar.
I’d ask as I’ve in previous protection of the company’s actions associated to this area, in case you do attend and submit any questions, please be respectful and severe in your engagement.