Standard Power Beaver County facility
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The Standard Power Beaver County facility is a proposed 300 MW cryptocurrency mining operation located adjacent to the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, USA.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed Standard Power Beaver County facility in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background
The project was announced in May 2022 and is based on a Memorandum of Understanding between Energy Harbor Corporation, which owns the 1.8 GW Beaver Valley nuclear power plant, and Standard Power, an energy firm with a cryptomining and blockchain division.[1][2] The MOU stipulates that power available for the cryptomining operation would be between 200 and 300 MW. Phase 1 of the development is expected to come online between 2023 and 2024. As of August 2022, the status of construction is unknown. The announcement also included the possibility to expand to an ultimate 900 MW in subsequent phases, although the details are unclear.[3]
Project Details
- Power usage (MW): 300 MW
- Owner: Standard Power/Energy Harbor Corp
- Parent:
- Location: 808 PA-168, Hookstown, PA 15050
- Coordinates: 40.63384, -80.41953 (approximate)
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Energy Harbor and Standard Power to Develop Nuclear Energy Data Infrastructure". PR Newswire. 5/9/2022. Retrieved 8/11/2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help) - ↑ "Standard Power Blockchain". Standard Power. Retrieved 8/11/2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Company partners with Energy Habor Corp again for an initial 200MW, could expand to 900MW". Data Center Dynamics. 5/9/2022. Retrieved 8/11/2022.
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