US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
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Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#2This is the form that miners allege will cause them irreparable injury and has cost them 40 hours to fill out: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_862/form.pdf
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#3This is the form that miners allege will cause them irreparable injury and has cost them 40 hours to fill out: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_862/form.pdf
It's big and extremely invasive, and asks questions that are none of the government's business, and definitely none of that agency's business.
The form claims it should only take 30 minutes to complete. Laughable. It's 26 pages, and it's not simple, and it begins with a threat that being incorrect is a criminal offense.
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#5Is there something exceptional about paying market price for a commodity?
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#6Is there something exceptional about paying market price for a commodity?
Is there something exceptional about a major industry being asked to be transparent about its energy usage?
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#7This is the form that miners allege will cause them irreparable injury and has cost them 40 hours to fill out: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_862/form.pdf
Filling out any form for the federal government is actually a big deal, because you incur huge legal liability by being wrong (criminal, if they decide you were lying). Submitting regulatory documents goes through a lot of legal review for a reason, you can't just "spitball" the numbers.
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#8As I read it[1], the plaintiffs allege that the government has overstepped its authority by using emergency powers to make new demands for information under threat of prosecution. There is a plausible argument for that position, and so a TRO is appropriate while the questions are resolved.
[1]: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24440902-cryptoenerg...
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#9Is there something exceptional about paying market price for a commodity?
Is there something exceptional about a major industry being asked to be transparent about its energy usage?
Fair enough, but why isn’t every business/industry subject to this?
Maybe all data centers, farmers, etc should have to provide detailed reporting on the energy they use.
Re: US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use
#10Is there something exceptional about paying market price for a commodity?
Is there something exceptional about a major industry being asked to be transparent about its energy usage?
Usually the government conducts periodic surveys to analyze energy usage across major industries, eg [0], [1], [2], etc. What's so exceptional about this industry? I would think a survey would be very straightforward. The only input is energy!
[0] https://www.eia.gov/consumption/manufacturing/
[1] https://www.bls.gov/cex/cecomparison/recs_profile.htm
[2] https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Ag_R...