Stop the Greenidge fracked gas power plant

Call Governor Hochul: 877-235-6537

January 19, 2022

Call Governor Hochul TODAY at 877-235-6537 to block the Greenidge power plant on Seneca Lake, which is burning fracked gas for cryptocurrency mining.

The kind of cryptomining used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” uses hundreds of computers to solve complex math equations. These computer farms are extremely energy intensive. According to the New York Times, this practice consumes more power than some entire countries.

If power plants are allowed to be used for Bitcoin mining operations in New York, it would promote fracking, pollute our air and water while drastically undermining the state’s climate goals established under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

The Greenidge plant’s air quality permit is currently under review – so now is the moment for Governor Hochul to determine whether she’ll allow cryptocurrency mining to undercut New York’s climate goals.

Please call Governor Hochul at 877-235-6537 and urge to block the Greenidge fracked gas power plant.

Eric Weltman
Senior Organizer
Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action

Fight like you live here.

Background

Greenidge is an old coal power plant with an already bad environmental history. Once mothballed, it was converted to a gas fired plant for use as a “peaker plant”- toonlybe used when excess energy was needed by the public, and not run continually. Now, its out of state owners at Atlas Holdings want to expand operations for a privately owned bitcoin operation which would consume enough power to fuel 93,000 homes. That’s bigger than 2 of Amazon’s immense data centers.

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