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Neighbors press Bourbon County over noise from Evotech Bitcoin‑mining site; owners promise more mitigation
Summary
Owners of an Evotech Bitcoin‑mining operation told Bourbon County commissioners the site runs on an on‑site natural‑gas generator and said additional noise mitigation is possible but will require significant investment; nearby residents said current levels disrupt daily life and pressed for a timeline.
Evotech representatives told the Bourbon County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 10 that the company is running a small Bitcoin‑mining operation from shipping‑container units at a former transfer station and that the computers and cooling fans are powered by a generator on site, not by the county electric grid.
"The actual computers and fans are running off the generator on‑site, which they're using natural gas to power," Adam Couch, identified in the meeting as one of Evolution Technology's owners, said during a detailed presentation about how the facility operates. Counsel Ty Patton described the business as a containerized operation that keeps the site largely self‑contained and distinguished it from large, water‑cooled data…
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