“We are very accustomed to walking outside first thing in the morning and hearing this sound,” Holley told News Channel 11 as the fans cooling computers that “mine” the cryptocurrency drowned out pre-sunrise birdsong Wednesday.
The sound of the 25-megawatt Bitcoin mine, powered by an adjacent BrightRidge substation, drove neighbors in this pastoral setting to complain to Washington County commissioners about the noise after the mine ramped up nearly five years ago.
A lawsuit settlement reached in late 2023 set March 28, 2026 as the end date for operation.
Won on a technicality because (noise) pollution property rights aren't really respected:
The noise itself, though, was unlikely to be enough to win a court battle. Instead, a technicality gave county commissioners a foothold. The county learned the use did not fit the rezoning from A-1 agriculture to A-3 (agriculture business).
There have been a number other of sites facing lawsuits for noise: