Earlier this 12 months the Vitality Info Administration tried to conduct a survey of Bitcoin mining power use beneath emergency authorization statues, bypassing the standard strategy of instituting a survey that required an open interval of remark from the general public and business gamers topic to the survey.
This survey try was completed beneath very doubtful circumstances with very unsound reasoning to justify its emergency nature. Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council sued to hunt an injunction towards the survey in Waco, Texas.
Within the ultimate settlement the EIA voluntarily agreed to terminate the gathering beneath the emergency and destroy all data that they had acquired as much as the purpose of the courtroom ruling.
A brand new discover was issued following the conventional process of an open remark interval.
Right this moment at 12:00-1:30 PM Central the EIA is holding a webinar to debate the problems associated to Bitcoin mining power use, and data related to mining websites’ operations in the US.
Individuals can register right here to look at the webinar, and there’s a type to submit questions in the course of the registration course of to hopefully be addressed in the course of the webinar.
I might ask as I’ve in previous protection of the company’s actions associated to this area, in case you do attend and submit any questions, please be respectful and severe in your engagement.
