In Plattsburgh, for example, monthly bills for average residential customers increased nearly $ 10 in January because of the two cryptocurrency companies operating there. (arstechnica.com)
According to the commission, cryptocurrency mining operations can use «thousands of times» more than an average residential customer, and in some cases account for 33 percent of municipal utilities» total demand, without commensurate local economic benefits. (fortune.com)
It would cost the average residential customer about $ 20 a year — and commercial accounts hundreds or thousands of dollars — and was likely to be bitterly unpopular with residents. (fortune.com)