ChainCatcher reported that 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 the week of September 9.

However, Dennis Porter, co-founder of 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 costs to make up for the loss of income caused by the withdrawal of Bitcoin mining companies.