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Residents of Hadsel, a Norwegian municipality that pushed to shut down a local Bitcoin mine, are now facing a spike in their electricity bills due to the lost revenue for the local power company.
“When politicians gaslight Bitcoin, the people suffer,” climate tech venture capitalist Daniel Batten opined in a Sept. 13 X <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/DSBatten/status/1834971464895692922" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" text="null" title="null">post</a> following the news.
<h2 id="hadsel-residents-say-the-noise-was-disturbing-lifestyle">Hadsel residents say the noise was disturbing lifestyle</h2>
Mayor of Hadsel, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www-nrk-no.translate.goog/nordland/datasenter-la-ned-driften-_-na-far-innbyggerne-sjokkregning-1.17042643?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www-nrk-no.translate.goog/nordland/datasenter-la-ned-driften-_-na-far-innbyggerne-sjokkregning-1.17042643?_x_tr_sl=auto&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en-US&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp">told</a> the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) on Sept. 13 that the noise from the Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price">BTC</a>) <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/how-to-mine-bitcoin-a-beginners-guide-to-mine-btc" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/learn/how-to-mine-bitcoin-a-beginners-guide-to-mine-btc">mining</a> center was disturbing many residents in Hadsel — which has a population of around 8,236 people, according to City Population <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="http://citypopulation.de/en/norway/admin/nordland/1866__hadsel/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" text="null" title="null">data</a>.
The operation was shut down during the week of Sept. 9. While many residents were initially pleased after campaigning for several years to close it, the mine’s closure — representing around 20% of electricity distribution provider Noranett’s income — means local electricity bills will rise to compensate for the lost revenue.
“When such a large individual customer switches off overnight, it has an impact,” Noranett network manager Robin Jakobsen stated.
He estimated that, following the adjustment, the average household in Hadsel could face an additional annual cost of between 2,500 and 3,000 Norwegian krone (equivalent to roughly $235 to $280 USD).
Batten argued this is “another example of how Bitcoin mining helps keep power prices lower for everyday people.”
The data center consumed about 80 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually, equivalent to the yearly usage of around 3,200 households.
Freiberg stated that the town would seek new projects to offset the reduced electricity consumption following the mining center’s closure.
<h2 id="noise-complaints-over-bitcoin-miners-in-norway">Noise complaints over Bitcoin miners in Norway</h2>
It is not the first town in Norway to complain about Bitcoin mining facilities.
In September 2022, Cointelegraph reported that locals in Sortland, another Norwegian municipality, complained about the noise of Bitcoin mining activity in the area.
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-solves-block-solo-180k-reward" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-solves-block-solo-180k-reward">Bitcoin miner solves block alone, grabs $180,000 reward</a>
Kjetil Hove Pettersen, CEO at the local KryptoVault, explained that it could be another case of media spin targeting Bitcoin.
“It is usually the negative voices that get the most media attention; this does not reflect on all local opinions,” Pettersen said.
Meanwhile, a bill imposing <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkansas-crypto-mining-bills-heading-governor-approval" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">noise limits on crypto mining farms has passed</a> in the American state of Arkansas. It is now on its way to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who has indicated she will sign it into law.
Magazine: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/simple-change-save-ethereum-roadmap-to-hell/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Proposed change could save Ethereum from L2 ‘roadmap to hell’</a>

Norway town campaigns to close Bitcoin mine, electricity costs jump 20%

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