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Read Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky
A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maveric...

Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky

July 20, 2026 Kentucky

A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings to potentially acquire a 100-acre site at Gateway Business Park in Letcher County. The...

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Read SBI Crypto sues Riot-owned data center
SBI Crypto sues Riot-owned data center

SBI Crypto sues Riot-owned data center

April 12, 2023 Riot Platforms

SBI Crypto Co. is reportedly pursuing litigation against the Riot Blockchain-owned-Whinstone US data center based in Rockdale, Texas. The bitcoin mining company outlined in its lawsuit, filed April 6th, that the data center breached its Hosting Service Agreement, alongside other charges including...

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Read Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease
Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease

Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease

February 20, 2023 Kentucky

GE Appliances is offering its data center in Louisville, Kentucky, for purchase or lease. General Electric has hired JLL, according to a report this week, to market the data center at 4000 Buechel Bank Road in the 1,000-acre GE Appliance Park in Jefferson District for sale or lease. The GE Data...

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Read Riot Blockchain generated more money from energy credits than mining cryptocurrency
Riot Blockchain generated more money from energy credits than mining cryptocurrency

Riot Blockchain generated more money from energy credits than mining cryptocurrency

August 16, 2022 Riot Platforms

Riot Blockchain, one of the world’s largest bitcoin miners, has announced that it recently generated more money from energy credits allocated to the company for powering down than from actually mining cryptocurrency. During July, the company shut down its bitcoin mining rigs at its Texas facility...

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Read KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants
KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants

KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants

February 25, 2022 Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers are reportedly considering a proposal that would see millions of dollars in state sales tax breaks awarded to tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Google and others. This proposed huge tax break has, of course, garnered discussion and a wave of opposition from a number of...

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Read Riot to Acquire Whinstone, Creating a US-Based Industry Leader in Bitcoin Mining
Riot to Acquire Whinstone, Creating a US-Based Industry Leader in Bitcoin Mining

Riot to Acquire Whinstone, Creating a US-Based Industry Leader in Bitcoin Mining

April 08, 2021 Riot Platforms

Combination of leading US-based Bitcoin miner with owner and operator of America’s largest Bitcoin hosting facility will create leading US-based corporate pillar in support of the Bitcoin mining networkCastle Rock, CO, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT)...

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