Greenidge Generation power plant

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Greenidge Generation is a natural gas power plant in Dresden, New York. It is used to power a bitcoin mining operation. [1]

In 2014, Atlas Holdings bought the power station. [2] Atlas converted the plant from coal to natural gas in 2016. [2] [3]

In 2022, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied an air permit to the plant claiming that its greenhouse gas emissions violated New York state's climate goals. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Misdary, Rosemary (17 February 2022). "A Bitcoin mining operation in the Finger Lakes runs up against New York's climate law" . Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Spegele, Brian; Ostroff, Caitlin (21 May 2021). "Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Power Plants". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Greenridge Generating Station". NYSDEC. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Offenhartz, Jake (22 November 2024). "New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns". AP News. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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