Expert, Local Farmers Describe Energy, Water and Noise Problems From Crypto Mining
An academic and Arkansas farmers told a Senate committee that Bitcoin mining's proof-of-work model drives large electricity demand, noise and heat; farmers warned the facility near DeWitt could threaten irrigation and wildlife and urged numeric standards, permitting and ADEQ enforcement.
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Professor Reed, an academic who formerly served as mayor of Plattsburgh, New York, told the committee that Bitcoin's proof-of-work protocol demands "an unbelievably large number of power-hungry machines" and that the resulting noise, heat and energy use were central problems Plattsburgh faced in 2017.
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