Greenidge Generation will build a data center in $264 million – Bits Media

Mining company Greenidge Generation Holdings announced the creation of a new data center with a capacity of at least 100 MVT. The volume of investment should be $264 million.

The object will occupy an area of ​​about 175 acres near the American city of Spartanburg in the state of South Carolina, the company reports. They plan to equip the enterprise with modern computers for mining.

Greenidge CEO Jeff Kirt (Jeff Kirt) stated, that the new data center will bring the company closer to one of its main goals - to make cryptocurrency mining carbon-neutral:

“South Carolina is a place with an ideal energy balance for this type of activity., reducing carbon emissions by 60%. We will be happy to welcome local specialists to work together on a new project.".

The Greenidge mining farm in Spartanburg will have to work 40 Human. The first stage of construction is expected to be completed in the second half 2022 of the year, and then gradually expand the project to at least 2025 of the year.

In December, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren expressed
concerns about the impact of Greenidge Generation Holdings' activities on the environment. In the summer, environmentalists and local residents spoke out
against that, to have the company burn natural gas at mining farms off the shore of Seneca Lake in upstate New York.