Greenidge Generating Station has 3 groundwater monitoring wells, 3 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between September 28, 2011 and November 21, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of arsenic, sulfate, lead, chromium, cobalt and thallium.
Site descriptionGreenidge Generating Station, owned by Greenidge Generation, is located along Seneca Lake in Yates County, NY. The plant was first put online in 1937. While three units have already been retired, its last remaining unit was converted from coal to natural gas in 2016 with a capacity of 106 MW. The plant is currently the site of a bitcoin mining operation. Greenidge’s C-Pond no longer accepts CCR but is regulated under the CCR rule.
You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information about the Greenidge Generating Station, see EIP's 2019 National Coal Ash Report.