An Alabama county has paused a planned bitcoin mining and data center development, citing concerns that constant industrial noise is driving much of the opposition from nearby residents.
The delay gives local officials room to decide whether regulations should be changed before a similar project is allowed to proceed.
What happened?
Morgan County residents have said that a proposed facility would fill the area with the steady sound of fans and computer equipment, according to local NBC affiliate WAFF.
Residents have also questioned the project’s electricity use and worried that nearby home values could be negatively impacted, pushing the Morgan County Commission to approve a one-year moratorium on the proposed data center…