Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Property (GDA) introduced on Aug. 1 that it has launched three new knowledge facilities within the American state of South Carolina. The services got here on-line in February and March.

The services are situated within the western a part of the state, with the primary opening within the city of Anderson on the location of an deserted warehouse. It has a capability of 18 megawatts (MW). Services had been opened between the cities of Union and Lockhart the next month which have a mixed capability of 15 MW.

Genesis Digital Property in South Carolina. Supply: Genesis Digital Property

The corporate mentioned in a press release that the brand new services had been a part of an enlargement in america. GDA North American head Ankit Joshi mentioned, “We had been impressed to see how these native communities welcomed us so warmly as a possibility for his or her financial system.”

The added capability is somewhat modest in contrast, for instance, to the 300 MW facility the corporate opened in Texas in 2021.

GDA emphasised that the services will run on clear power. The Anderson knowledge middle will use Hitachi dry-type distribution transformers and can return energy to the grid when wanted. GDA CEO Andrey Kim mentioned:

“Our aim is to be trade leaders and present the world that Bitcoin mining will be very ESG [environmental, social and governance]-friendly.”

GDA has constructed over 20 Bitcoin mining services in North America, Europe and Central Asia and has a complete capability of over 400 MW.

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The brand new facilities are premiering because the Bitcoin (BTC) hash price continues to climb in anticipation of the halving anticipated to happen on April 26, 2024. Mining issue has additionally climbed 51% this yr to an all-time excessive. In the meantime, the worth of Bitcoin has additionally risen 78.88% this yr.

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