Residents of Murphy, North Carolina have complained that a cryptocurrency miner located in the area is causing “crazy” noise and negatively impacting the power grid.
As such, some people have decided to leave the village and settle elsewhere.
“Looks like you’re behind a jet”
The cryptominer installed by San Francisco-based company PrimeBlock appears to be a big problem for some of the 1,600 residents of Murphy, North Carolina. In a recent interviewresident Mike Lugiewicz said he will be moving due to the unbearable noise coming from the facility.
“This morning it is running at about 85 decibels. It sounds and feels like you’re behind a plane sitting on the runway, and that plane never leaves, or imagine being inside Niagara Falls and not being able to get rid of the noise like your house is the center of Niagara Falls, ” he said.
Other than that, the miner has damaged the home power grid. Lugiewicz said the community was without power over the Christmas holidays when temperatures dropped to 3 degrees Celsius. Despite the city-wide blackout, the facility was still running:
“As we’re sitting in the dark, I can look out my window and I could see that the crypto mine had power, and I think that’s a little bit damaging to the power companies cutting off our power, but let’s leave the crypto mines running.”
Although Lugiewicz has already decided to move elsewhere, many of the locals are older people who do not have that ability. He raised the hope that authorities take the necessary steps to stop the “crazy” noise and restore the well-being of Murphy’s residents:
“My fight is more for my friends and neighbors. We had a neighbor on top of the mountain, and her house feels like it’s going to vibrate. It’s so loud up there.”
Crypto mining could also have benefits
Despite numerous claims that cryptocurrency mining harms the environment and consumes a lot of energy, the process could have a positive impact if used correctly.
An example of this is the Canadian city of North Vancouver, where Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC) associated with bitcoin miner MintGreen to recycle the energy released and use it to heat residential and commercial buildings.
The innovative heating solution provides the premises with a constant source of electricity as the mining company operates at full capacity 365 days a year.
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