Utilities

PG&E, California’s Largest Public Utility, Joins Blockchain Education Group

PG&E, OKCoin, ShapeShift, CoinGecko, Band Protocol. One of these MouseBelt enlistees is not like the others.

Business  ·  4 May 2021

Three Iranian Power Plants Plan to Sell Electricity to Crypto Miners

Three Iranian power plants with enough output to supply half of New York City will begin selling some surplus power to crypto miners.

News  ·  21 September 2020
Bitcoin

How the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Being Used to Safeguard Nuclear Power Stations

Buenos Aires-based Nuclearis is using the Bitcoin-powered RSK blockchain as an immutable anchor for keeping tabs on critical documents.

Business  ·  1 September 2020
Regulation

Bitmain, Ebang Among 21 Bitcoin Mining Farms Stripped of Energy Perks in Inner Mongolia

Affected mining centers in the area may see a notable increase in electricity costs.

Business  ·  28 August 2020
Enterprise Blockchain

IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform

IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy.

Business  ·  5 May 2020
RSK

Argentina’s Gas Regulator Greenlights Industry Blockchain Built With RSK Tech

Gasnor, a natural gas distributor for two million Argentine residents, has won approval to pilot a smart contract-based platform aimed to speed up the country's chronically slow gas certification processes.

Business  ·  18 March 2020
New York

A New York Power Plant Is Mining $50K Worth of Bitcoin a Day

The power plant believes it will remain profitable even after the halving event in May.

Business  ·  5 March 2020
Supply Chain

IBM Blockchain Assists Groundwater Pilot in Drought-Prone California

IBM and two other organizations will marry blockchain and IoT to help manage groundwater usage in an "at-risk" Californian aquifer.

Business  ·  11 February 2019
Singapore

Singapore Power Unveils Blockchain Market for Renewable Energy Trading

Singapore's energy utilities provider has launched a blockchain-powered marketplace for trading renewable energy certificates.

Business  ·  29 October 2018
News

Nevada’s Utilities Agency Eyes Blockchain for Energy Credit System

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is looking to implement blockchain for its energy credit tracking system.

Tech  ·  12 October 2018
Mining

Another US County Hits Pause on Crypto Mining Power Requests

Franklin, Washington State, is the latest U.S. county to have suspended new utility applications from crypto mining farms over spiking power demands.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2018
Patents

Walmart Patent Eyes Crypto Payments for Power Supply Precision

Retail giant Walmart is exploring a way to let households manage their electricity bills with prepayments in cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  15 June 2018
China

China’s State Electricity Firm Eyes Blockchain for Internet of Energy

China State Grid Corporation, the country's state-owned power utility, is looking to blockchain to advance its plans for an "Internet of Energy."

Business  ·  10 April 2018
Regulation

New York Power Providers Cleared to Hike Rates for Crypto Miners

Cryptocurrency mining firms in New York State could face higher electricity bills after a ruling from the public utilities regulator.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2018
News

Austrian Energy Group Eyes Blockchain With Vienna Test

Wien Energie intends to pilot blockchain products in a sustainably designed Viennese urban district this year.

Business  ·  8 February 2018