The US Government Will Survey The Level Of Electricity Consumption Of Crypto Miners

Bitcoin mining machine. (Photo; Doc. Bitcoinbazis)

JAKARTA - The United States Energy Information Agency (EIA) will conduct a survey of crypto miners in the US to understand the use of their electricity. The survey was submitted as a request for emergency data collection approved by the Management and Budget Office (OMB) on January 26.

The EIA said that the survey was experimental and temporary, with the aim of building new data collection standards. The EIA has not yet responded to a request for comment from one of Blockworks crypto news outlets regarding this survey and who will be contacted by the agency.

The EIA will also open public comments about collecting data on the use of crypto miners' electricity. However, it is not clear when the comment period will open and when the deadline will be. Crypto miners who have been identified and contacted by the EIA must provide a response with details regarding their electricity use.

"We intend to continue to analyze and write about the energetic implications of crypto mining activities in the United States," said Joe DeCarolis, EIA administrator.

"We will focus specifically on how electricity demand for crypto mining develops, identify geographic areas with high growth, and measure the power sources used to meet crypto mining demand," he added.

For your information alone, the EIA is an agency within the US Department of Energy tasked with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data and information about energy in the US. In 2022, some US lawmakers, including Sen.

Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, called on federal regulators to get crypto miners to disclose their emissions and use of electricity. They are concerned about the environmental and security impacts of crypto mining activities that consume a lot of electricity.