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> that are running power plants that would otherwise not run

No, it says "that are operated through electric generating facilities that use a carbon-based fuel".

How is using the grid not banned? Does grid energy not use carbon-based fuel?



No, a letter summarizing a law says that, the law itself says:

>Section 2 places a moratorium on air permit issuance and renewal for an electric generating facility that utilizes a carbon-based fuel and that provides, in whole or in part, behind-the-meter electric energy consumed or utilized by cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions.




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