According to Cointelegraph, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, mayor of Hadsel, Norway, said that the noise from the Bitcoin mining center disturbed many residents and the mine was closed during the week of September 9.

However, Dennis Porter, co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, analyzed that after the ban was implemented, the decline in electricity demand in the area caused other users to bear higher electricity bills, and the electricity bills of residents soared by $300 per household (an increase of more than 25%) to make up for the loss of income caused by the withdrawal of Bitcoin mining companies.