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Chandler, Ariz., is taking bitcoin for water bills. (Chandler Utility Services Division)
Policy
Government
Phoenix Suburb Now Takes Bitcoin for Utility Bills
Chandler, Arizona, will take PayPal-held bitcoin, ether and litecoin for water payments.
Chandler, Ariz., is taking bitcoin for water bills. (Chandler Utility Services Division)
By Cam Thompson
Mar 30, 2022 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2022
GovernmentArizonaBitcoin PaymentsPayPalUtilities
PG&E is exploring blockchain use cases via a new partnership.
Finance
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.
PG&E is exploring blockchain use cases via a new partnership.
By Tanzeel Akhtar
May 4, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2021
UtilitiesEnergyEnterprise BlockchainMousebelt
The Shahid Salimi Power Plant outside of Neka, Iran
Markets
Mining
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.
The Shahid Salimi Power Plant outside of Neka, Iran
By Paddy Baker
Sep 21, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2020
MiningIranUtilitiesCoinFlash
Nuclear power (Thomas Millot/Unsplash)
Finance
Utilities
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.
Nuclear power (Thomas Millot/Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
Sep 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2020
UtilitiesBitcoinEnergyRSKNuclear WastePower
(HelloRF Zcool/Shutterstock)
Finance
Bitcoin mining
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.
(HelloRF Zcool/Shutterstock)
By Wolfie Zhao
Aug 28, 2020 at 7:48 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2020
Bitcoin MiningChinaBitmainUtilitiesRegulationEbang
EV BOOST: Tesla owners in the Netherlands could soon use an IBM-built blockchain to monitor their power usage. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Finance
Ibm
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.
EV BOOST: Tesla owners in the Netherlands could soon use an IBM-built blockchain to monitor their power usage. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Ian Allison
May 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
IBMUtilitiesGreen EnergyElectricityEnterprise BlockchainConsortiumsElectric Vehicles
Natural gas tanks
Finance
Argentina
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 sl...
Natural gas tanks
By Danny Nelson
Mar 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2020
ArgentinaUtilitiesRSKGasnetIOV Labs
Greenidge Generation's bitcoin mining facility.
Finance
Mining
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.
Greenidge Generation's bitcoin mining facility.
By Paddy Baker
Mar 5, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2020
MiningNew YorkUtilities
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Markets
Environment
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.
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
By Yogita Khatri
Feb 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2019
EnvironmentCaliforniaIBMUtilitiesIoTInternet of ThingsNewsSupply Chain
Credit: Shutterstock
Markets
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.
Credit: Shutterstock
By Yogita Khatri
Oct 29, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2018
SingaporeUtilitiesNewsRenewable EnergyEnergyuse-cases-verticals