Cryptocurrency mining operators in the United States question the legality and motives behind a mandatory survey of energy usage, sources and locations.
Key figures representing United States-based cryptocurrency mining have raised red flags over an emergency survey to garner information on energy consumption and sources by operators.
Cointelegraph reached out to key mining firms operating in the country following the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) announcement that it would carry out a provisional, mandatory survey to measure the electricity usage of local mining firms.
The Department of Energy’s statistics agency received approval for its “emergency request” to collect data in January 2024. The administration previously told Cointelegraph that it aims to develop a “baseline snapshot,” identifying electricity sources for U.S. cryptocurrency miners and singling out regions with concentrated mining activity.
