Greenidge Generation is a natural gas power plant in
Dresden, New York. It is used to power a bitcoin mining operation.
In 2014,
Atlas Holdings
Atlas Holdings is an American private equity business focussed on controlling investments in manufacturing and distribution industries. It was founded in 2002 in Greenwich, Connecticut by Andrew Bursky and Tim Fazio.
Its investments include Bovis ...
bought the power station and converted it from coal to natural gas.
In 2022, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied an air permit to the plant claiming that its greenhouse gas emissions violated New York state's climate goals.
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Coal-fired power stations in the United States
Oil-fired power stations in the United States
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