Digihost Fortistar Niagara County facility
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The Digihost Fortistar Niagara County facility is an operating 60 MW cryptocurrency mine, located in North Tonawanda, New York, USA.
Location
The map below shows the location of the Digihost Fortistar Niagara County facility cryptocurrency mine.
Background
After starting operations at its American Axle facility in Buffalo, NY, Digihost began developing cryptocurrency mining operations at the 60 MW Fortistar North Tonawanda power station, a gas plant which it moved to purchase in March of 2021.[1] Digihost brought in mining rigs in modular containers which are located on the grounds of the power plant, but Digihost does not draw power directly from the power plant, as there is no power purchase agreement with Fortistar, and Digihost does not yet own the power plant to supply its own electrical requirements[2]. As of July 2022, the sale of the power plant to Digihost is being litigated by environmental groups and final approval of the sale has not been granted by the Public Utilities Commission.
Residents living close to the operation have complained about the noise emitting from the modular mining containers at the site. [3][4] Digihost plans to address these concerns by building a noise barrier and monitoring noise levels. [5]
Project Details
- Power usage (MW): 60 MW
- Owner: Digihost
- Parent:
- Location: 1070 Erie Ave, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
- Coordinates: 43.04811,-78.85307(EXACT)
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Digihost Acquires 60 MW Power Plant Increasing Hashrate Capacity to 3 EH". Global Newswire. 3/24/2021. Retrieved 7/13/2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help) - ↑ Personal correspondence with litigating attorney, July 20, 2022
- ↑ "North Tonawanda residents join forces to rally against Digihost bitcoin mining projec". WRGZ. March 02, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Noise complaints about new North Tonawanda cryptocurrency plant". WGRZ. 2/26/2022. Retrieved 7/13/2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help) - ↑ "Upstate New York becomes hotbed for cryptocurrency mining. It might not last". Politico. May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
