The Energy Information Administration, a division of the Department of Energy, said it will seek feedback on a cryptocurrency miner investigation after reaching an agreement with the Texas Blockchain Council and Riot Platform (RIOT).
According to the agreement, EIA will publish a notice proposing the miner's study plan and will accept comments for 60 days. This notice replaces the previous survey issued under the state of emergency.
The survey, which asks miners about their energy use, was originally published earlier this month, with the EIA giving mining companies just a few weeks to respond or face fines.it was
The Blockchain Council of Texas and Riot filed suit and obtained a temporary restraining order last week. A hearing scheduled for earlier this week was canceled after both parties announced they had reached an agreement.
The agreement states that the EIA will “discard all information already received” as well as other information obtained during the emergency investigation.
“Defendants argue that when the EIA considers comments submitted in response to the new Federal Register notice, the comments submitted in response to the February 9 notice were also treated as if they were submitted in response to the new Federal Register notice. “We agree to consider the matter as if it were a matter of fact,” the filing states. Said.
The agency may choose to conduct its investigation after the comment period ends, according to the filing.
The Department of Energy will also pay the plaintiffs' attorney fees, totaling just under $2,200.
