Merkle Standard Pend Oreille County facility

The Merkle Standard Pend Oreille County facility is a 100 MW proposed cryptocurrency mining operation in Pend Oreille County near Usk, in Washington State. It would be located at the former Ponderay Newsprint Mill.

Part of the Cryptomining Tracker, a project by FracTracker & Global Energy Monitor.

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Location

The map below shows the location of the former Ponderay Newsprint Mill 1.8 miles from Usk, Washington State.

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Background

The proposal is funded by American company Allrise Capital, based in California, and would use 30,000 mining machines provided by Chinese company Bitmain. Merkle Standard is one of several of Allrise Capital's subsidiaries^[1]. In late May, 2022, Allrise Capital received a conditional use permit from Pend Oreille County, allowing the project to proceed, although this permit is currently being appealed^[2]. The former newsprint mill closed due to bankruptcy in 2020; the site was previously allocated up to 85 MW from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) -- the local public utility district^[3]. After the closure, BPA's customer base includes a total of about 35 MW. Allrise had initially asked for as much as 600 MW from BPA -- 17.1 times the power currently distributed by the utility.

Project Details

Power usage (MW): 100 MW
Owner: Merkle Standard
Parent: Allrise Capital
Location: 422767 State Rte 20, Usk, WA 99180
Coordinates: 48.29171, -117.26872

Articles and Resources

References

↑ "Crypto mine in Usk gets conditional use permit from Pend Oreille County; opponents appeal". The Spokesman-Review. 6/01/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
↑ "Hearing examiner mulls approval of Usk crypto mining operation at Ponderay Newsprint Mill". The Spokesman-Review. 5/13/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
↑ "Massive cryptocurrency mining operation planned at former Ponderay Newsprint mill". The Spokesman-Review. 3/11/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[1] "Crypto mine in Usk gets conditional use permit from Pend Oreille County; opponents appeal". The Spokesman-Review. 6/01/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[2] "Hearing examiner mulls approval of Usk crypto mining operation at Ponderay Newsprint Mill". The Spokesman-Review. 5/13/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[3] "Massive cryptocurrency mining operation planned at former Ponderay Newsprint mill". The Spokesman-Review. 3/11/2022. Retrieved 6/8/2022. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

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