PUD officials ordered Chilean employees to suspend digital mining activities after unauthorized mining activities were detected, Chilan BUD reported on Monday (April 2nd).
The enforcement measures, which include fines and penalties, separation of service, "reporting of unauthorized loads to law enforcement as an energy switch" and "separation of officials to protect public safety" follow the approval of the March 19 cessation notice Requests for coin mining. The fees proposed by the staff could be "$ 5,000 for unauthorized operations in residential areas and $ 7,000 to $ 10,000 for commercial space."
Commissioners have become interested in mandates and electrical power systems following the discovery of several unauthorized cases of digital currency mining, including those in apartments, houses and small storage units. Each mining point consumed enough electricity to raise concerns about fire safety, since the facilities were not designed for such a load.
According to the director of utilities John Stol, the monthly energy consumption of the apartment has risen from 500 kWh to 11000 kW, which is much higher than usual. Commissioner Gary Arsenault described the aggressors as "villains" saying:
"What we are discussing is someone who deliberately tries to use energy in a way that the facility was not designed for and does so without any service request to meet this kind of activity." Again, I see a reason to support the installation of automated counters so that they can face these villains before They burn an apartment building and may kill a family or children in the process. "
This action is intended by the District Utilities Commissioners to address safety risks from rogue operations such as overloaded network equipment, fire hazards to neighbors, and district costs to investigate and monitor illegal digital currency transactions.
The miners have come to some small US cities because of cheaper electricity costs, which is necessary to make a profit in this area. As a result, many smaller cities are struggling to keep up with demand. Last month, the city council of Plattsburgh, New York, agreed to halt the 18-month-old mining business in the town, with the aim of getting miners to pay for the city's energy budget surplus.
In January, CNBC reported on an increase in the electricity grid load caused by mining operations in Douglas County, Washington. However, the problem was resolved with a plan to add 100 MW in data centers to keep up with demand.
