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Senate debate on digital-asset mining bill centers on energy, zoning and state oversight
Summary
Senators debated S.163, a bill laying out a state-level regulatory footprint for digital-asset mining, with questions focused on energy use, local zoning authority and coordination with the Public Service Commission. Senator from Lawrence moved to carry the bill over for further consideration.
Senators debated S.163, a bill intended to create statutory rules for digital-asset (cryptocurrency) mining operations in South Carolina, focusing on energy consumption, local zoning and the role of the Public Service Commission.
The bill’s sponsor, identified in the transcript as the Senator from Lawrence, told colleagues the legislation is designed to provide a “reasonable footprint” in state code so the legislature can begin to address an industry the sponsor described as “alive, active, and . . . growing exponentially.” He said existing…
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