LN Compute proposes 0.8-acre Bitcoin-mining site on Substation Road, county told
LN Compute presented a proposal on July 29 for a 0.8-acre Bitcoin-mining data center on Substation Road, describing closed-loop cooling, two deep wells, a measured 62.5-decibel noise benchmark at a comparable site, and a county attorney said the county could not deny the privately sited project because no zoning regulations apply.
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Eric Su of LN Compute told the Atkinson County Board of Commissioners on July 29 that the company proposes a Bitcoin-mining data center on approximately 0.8 acres on Substation Road to be leased from a private property owner. Su said the facility would use two deep wells (one as backup) to supply water for cooling, operate a closed-loop cooling system with no runoff, and that a similar site visited in Bacon County recorded a noise level of 62.5 decibels, which he described as confirming no significant disturbance to neighbors.
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