At a webinar on July 10, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said it will likely restart its survey of cryptocurrency miners this year, as soon as possible. current quarter.

However, according to the report, the Federal Register did not specify any pending or ongoing efforts to conduct the survey.

EIA now intends to gather public and industry feedback. The latest webinar sought input on the types of information future surveys might collect, the value of the data collected, and considerations for designing future surveys. future.

EIA lacks information in certain areas. The agency said it is difficult to distinguish mining operations from other general energy users and noted that miners can move to low-cost energy areas, making monitoring complicated. more complicated.

Another approach

EIA's previous effort to collect data from miners was controversial, and industry attendees attempted to offer an alternative to EIA's previous approach.

During the panel, Texas Blockchain Council founder and president Lee Bratcher said surveys should cover data centers in general and should not target miners solely. Jayson Browder, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Marathon Digital, echoed Bratcher's concerns.

Bitcoin Policy Institute colleague Margot Paez noted that Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory is studying the energy consumption of AI and data centers, suggesting the EIA partner with the lab. According to her, the lab operates as a non-governmental agency that can collect data and anonymize it before providing it to EIA.

Members of the Digital Energy Council and Blockchain Association also attended the webinar.

First survey attempt

EIA announced plans to begin a mandatory survey in late January after receiving emergency approval from the U.S. Administration and Budget (OMB).

The Texas Blockchain Council and mining company Riot Platforms sued the EIA in February, arguing that the agency should have had a comment period before seeking OMB approval or needed to demonstrate public harm for approval. Consent to survey in case of emergency powers. Rep. Whip Tom Emmer previously raised similar concerns.

EIA paused the survey in late February and agreed to end the lawsuit and destroy or temporarily confiscate the information a few weeks later in March.

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