In Canada limit the supply of electricity to miners
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Government of Quebec plan to introduce a moratorium on the sale of electricity to miners, reports . Governments do not want to "miss the departing train", so take in your hands the turnover of mining in the country.
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Energy Minister Pierre Moreau is going to introduce new regulatory standards for mining cryptocurrency. In particular, the government now prohibits the sale of electricity to large miners with a large amount of equipment.
Public utility Hydro-Québec has received over a hundred applications from organizations, the total power consumption of which exceeds ten terawatts. In a Hydro-Québec hydroelectric power plants is 60 60 with a total capacity of 13 terawatts.
Previously the CEO of the company Eric Martel stated that the projected allocation of the capacity for miners would amount to no more than 5 terawatts in the next five years. The planned moratorium on the sale of electricity, allows Hydro-Québec to cut the delivery of electricity to the miners in the busiest hours to the canadian power grid.
In March, the Quebec government has already expressed its position on the mining of cryptocurrencies. Government plan to reduce rates or increase the supply of energy to the detriment of the country. Incidentally, we have a similar situation. «Rossetti» electricity prices for owners of farms.
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