Amid Colorado’s Gas Flare Ban, Report Shows Half Dozen Gas and Oil Firms Are…

Bitcoin.com | Aug 30, 2022 at 8:00 AM
  • In November 2020, Colorado banned gas flaring, venting, and the release of raw gas into the atmosphere.
  • Jaffe details that there are at least a half dozen oil and gas refiners using gas-to-bitcoin flare mitigation systems in the natural gas-rich state of Colorado.
  • The growing number of bitcoin flare mitigation sites in Colorado is interesting because the state’s regulatory watchdog, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), has banned natural gas flaring.