CleanSpark is now turning back on the power to its buildings after Hurricane Helene destroyed them. At least 137 people have died and millions have been affected by this strong Category 4 storm, which has caused widespread flooding and power blackouts in several states.
The Bitcoin mining company had to turn off 365 megawatts (MW) at its site in southeast Georgia on September 27 because a storm was coming. Because of this, CleanSpark’s hashrate dropped from 28 exahashes per second (EH/s) to 10.5 EH/s, which is a big drop. But in a statement on September 30, CEO Zach Bradford said that the company had successfully brought 200 MW back online, which raised its working hashrate to 22 EH/s.
CleanSpark plans to turn on the last 165 MW by October 4. The company has been able to keep its hashrate above 10.5 EH/s from its other sites in Tennessee, Mississippi, and northwest Georgia while the storm has been going on. Bradford told everyone that Hurricane Helene had not done any major damage to the company’s mine equipment.
Bradford stressed, “The most important thing is that everyone on our team is safe.” He also said that their mining computers did not cause any major problems, and the team will keep looking into the situation as they bring the last few sites live.
In addition to killing people, Hurricane Helene has done a lot of damage that affects people in Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina, among other states. Wind speeds of up to 140 miles per hour shut down roads and caused a lot of floods. Since many people are still missing, the death toll may go up.
CleanSpark is still working to get its operations back up and running, but it is still committed to helping the communities that were affected by the storm and is ready to get back to normal as soon as the power comes back on. When everything is back online, the company wants to reach a full hashrate of about 28 EH/s.
