Media Coverage of Greenidge 2015-2021

Media Coverage of Greenidge Bitcoin Mining 2019-2021

New York’s Misguided Legislation To Pause Bitcoin Mining Won’t Stop The Industry, Jessie Williams, NASDAQ.com, May 11, 2021.

This power plant stopped burning fossil fuels. Then Bitcoin came along, Jessica McKenzie, Grist, May 6, 2021.

NY Senate Bill Would Impose 3-Year State Moratorium on Bitcoin Mining, Force Environmental Impact Statement, Peter Mantius, Water Front, May 5, 2021.

Mining Controversy Part 3: Seneca Lake Aquatic Life, Cody Taylor, WENY, April 28, 2021.

Mining Controversy Part 2: Environmental Concerns, Cody Taylor, WENY, April 28, 2021.

A Fossil Fuel Power Plant That Mines Bitcoin Is About to Massively Expand, Robert Stevens, Vice,
April 23, 2021.

Torrey Planning Board approves Greenidge site plan, John Christensen, Chronicle Express, April 23, 2021.

Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment, Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, April 22, 2021.

Court battle likely after Greenidge approval, Mike Hibbard, Finger Lakes Times, April 21, 2021.

Torrey Planning Board Approves Greenidge Bitcoin Mining Plan, Vaughn Golden, WSKG, April 20, 2021.

Greenidge Generation: Taking Fire from Environmental Groups, Cody Taylor, WENY, April 17, 2021.

A New Threat to New York’s Clean Energy Goals: Bitcoin Mining, Peter Mantius, New York Focus, April 13, 2021.

Greenidge Generation, From Peaker Plant to Mining Bitcoin, Jimmy Jordan, WRFI, March 26, 2021.

As Opponents Rally, Torrey Planning Board Punts Greenidge Plant Expansion To April, Vaughn Golden, WSKG, March 16, 2021.

Vote on Greenidge plan put off, Mike Hibbard, Finger Lakes Times, March 11, 2021.

Bitcoin’s Climate Problem, Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, March 9, 2021.

Torrey should pause on Greenidge expansion, Mary Anne Kowalski,I Finger Lakes Times, February 20, 2021.

Greenidge bitcoin expansion plan back to Torrey, John Christensen, The Chronicle-Express, February 10, 2021.

Yates County Planning Board recommends Greenidge site plan be denied, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, February 2, 2021.

Commentary: This Finger Lakes power plant wants to add a Bitcoin mine, Yvonne Taylor, Times Union, January 25, 2021.

Cuomo Lets Seneca Power Plant, Cayuga Salt Mine Skip Environmental Reviews, Triggering Public Outcry, Lawsuits, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, January 26, 2021.

Lawsuit Filled Against One of the Largest Bitcoin Mining Operations in the U.S., Cody Taylor, WENY News, December 28, 2020.

DEC won't alter Greenidge permits, company slams critics, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, November 18, 2020.

Fish Aren’t Biting in Seneca Lake; Will Greenidge’s Planned Bitcoin Mining Expansion Make Matters Worse? Peter Mantius, Water Front, November 13, 2020.

SLPWA urges members to oppose Greenidge project, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, November 5, 2020.

How Bitcoin Shakes The Energy Industry, Adam Ortolf, Bitcoin Magazine, November 5, 2020.

Comment period on Greenidge ends this week, Observer Review & Express, November 3, 2020.

Committee asks Torrey Board for moratorium on data centers, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, November 2, 2020.

Yates County Residents Encourage DEC to Modify or Revoke Greenidge’s Permits Over Its Plan to Expand Bitcoin Mining, Peter Mantius, Water Front, September 21, 2020.

Greenidge Gen, Once A Coal Plant, Is Now A Profitable Crypto Miner, DailyAlts, August 19, 2020.

Bitcoin Mining Can Be Profitable, If You Generate The Power, Robert Anzalone, Forbes, August 13, 2020.

PSC Says Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operation Isn’t Subject to Regulation, Dismissing Environmental Concerns, Peter Mantius, Water Front, June 11, 2020.

SLPWA President Urges PSC to Avoid Being ‘Fooled’ by Greenidge Request to Sidestep Regulation of Bitcoin Mining, Peter Mantius, Water Front, June 10, 2020.

PSC Plans to Quietly Rule on Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Operations; Public Finally Takes Notice and Objects Vociferously, Peter Mantius, Water Front, June 8, 2020.

Greenidge power plant quietly shifts to bitcoin, leaving questions about tax incentives, Daily Debrief Podcast, FingerLakes 1, April 20, 2020.

Bitcoin Going Industrial: New York-Based Natural Gas Provider Sells Fully Compliant 'Hashpower Contract,' Bitcoin.com, April 10, 2020.

New York Power Plant Sells Bitcoin Hashpower to Institutional Investors, Cointelegraph, April 10, 2020.

New York Power Plant Sells 30% of Its Bitcoin Mining Hashrate to Institutional Buyers, Coindesk, April 10, 2020.

Greenidge Generation Announces Groundbreaking Sale of First ‘Bitcoin Hashpower Contract’ Aimed at US Institutional Investors, Greenidge LLC Press Release, April 10, 2020.

Greenidge Plant Now Operates Full-Time As a Bitcoin Mining Operation that Relies On Cheap ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Power, Peter Mantius, Water Front, March 6, 2020.

$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation, Jamie Redman, Bitcoin.com, March 5, 2020.

Greenidge Generation Announces Successful Start of Operations at 'State of the Art' Data Center for Digital Currencies, Greenidge LLC Press Release, March 5, 2020.

New data farm plan OKed, John Christensen, Chronicle-Express, October 23, 2019.

Media Coverage of Greenidge Repowering 2015-2018

DEC Acted Properly in Issuing Greenidge Power Plant Water Permits, Judge Rules,
Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, November 13, 2018

Cuomo Administration Rushed Greenidge's Restart - But Was It Legal? Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, November 13, 2018.

State Granted Greenidge Fast-Track Startup and The OK to Mangle Fish for Five More Years Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, November 1, 2018.

Cuomo’s Conflicting Interests Collide Over Plan to Repower Cayuga Plant, Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, July 3, 2018.

Keuka Outlet fouls drinking water, fuels toxic algae, Peter Mantius, Finger Lakes Times, June 19, 2018.

Keuka Outlet Fouls Drinking Water, Fuels Toxic Algae: Critics Blast DEC for Half-Measures, ‘Zombie Permits,’ Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, June 18, 2018.

Restart of Greenidge Power Plant Hinged on DEC Downplaying Toxic Landfill, Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, June 12, 2018.

DEC Ignores Warnings on Toxic Blooms, Peter Mantius, Waterfront Blog, November 15, 2017.

Harmful Seneca Lake algal blooms expand with warm days, Peter Mantius, Dundee Observer Review, September 26, 2017.

Yates court hears Greenidge details, Peter Mantius, Dundee Observer-Review, May 29, 2018.

Citizens will monitor lake blue-green algae, Dundee Observer-Review, May 9, 2017.

Greenidge Lawsuit Denied, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, April 27, 2017.

DEC ignores toxic algae threat in Dresden, Peter Mantius, Finger Lakes Times, Feb. 7, 2017.

Former coal-burning plant looking for a new life is generous Albany spender, Scott Waldman, Politico, November 13, 2015.

Lawsuit challenges environmental review for Greenidge plant, David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, November 10, 2016.

Greenidge, pipeline threatened by lawsuit, Wellsville Daily Reporter, November 10, 2016.

Groups file suit to review Greenidge, John Christiansen, Dundee Observer-Review, November 8, 2015.