Washington State County Moves to Limit New Bitcoin Mining Firms
Members of the Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD)'s board of commissioners voted unanimously to stop reviewing applications for mining facilities and similar data research projects on Monday, following a review of the current impact by existing operations. Chelan County has some of the lowest electric costs in the nation thanks to its hydropower resources, making it attractive to cryptocurrency mining companies, as previously reported.
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