Suphan Buri, 29 May - Electricity Authority officials raided a commercial building in Suphan Buri Province and found it to be a bitcoin mining site. Stealing electrical connections Officials warn that this is not illegal. There is still a risk of fire. Provincial Electricity Authority District 3 officials together with the police at Muang Suphanburi Police Station Bring a court warrant to search a commercial building which is at the bottom of a parcel delivery shop. Khun Phaen Road area Suphanburi Municipality After investigating, it was found that There is illegal use of electricity. Mining cryptocurrency coins From the search of the mezzanine on the 3rd floor, there was a storage room for coin mining equipment such as graphics cards and signal boosters. cooling fan and altering electricity meters, which is illegal use of electricity. So they seized the middle item. The bitcoin mining machine is thought to have been removed earlier. Ask the restaurant staff Said he was hired to take care of the shop on th e ground floor only. Never knew that the upper floor had such equipment. Mr. Thana Chokphrasombat, Assistant Governor of the Provincial Electricity Authority, District 3, Central Nakhon Pathom Region, revealed that an inspection of the meter found alterations. Stealing electricity in bitcoin mining Preliminary calculations during the period of 1 month, 33,120 units of electricity were used. The electricity cost is 7 baht per unit, which is approximately 230,000 baht, but the meter does not move. So we had to check how long the electricity had been illegally used. which the person who caused the incident must be responsible along with a warning that tampering with meters can be used to illegally use electricity like this In addition to being illegal, it is also dangerous. May cause a fire Source: Thai News Agency
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