Mining
Crypto Mining Noise Complaints Lead to Acquittal of Plant Manager
Thursday. July 11 at 6:00 PM
1 min. readA Marathon Digital mining site manager in Texas, David Fischer, was acquitted by a jury of 12 noise violations following complaints from locals about the site's operations near Granbury. Despite claims of noise levels potentially causing hearing loss, Fischer was found not guilty. The accusations were directed at Fischer rather than the crypto-mining firm itself. The site's noise levels were reportedly over 85 decibels, with residents attributing health issues to the loud cooling fans of the mining rigs. Fischer's lawyers argued that he was not the appropriate target for the violations. The mining process, which involves solving cryptographic puzzles to secure the blockchain, generates heat that needs to be cooled. Marathon plans to transition to immersion cooling to address the noise concerns. Bitcoin's mining operations are facing challenges related to environmental promises.