Crypto Group Wins Pause on Energy Use Data Disclosure to DOE

The Texas Blockchain Council won a court order temporarily blocking the US Department of Energy from collecting data on its members’ electricity use.

The council and Riot Platforms Inc. sued the DOE, Energy Information Administration, and the Office of Management and Budget last week, saying they would be harmed if they were required to “divulge confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information.”

The plaintiffs have shown that that “immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result if a TRO is not issued,” Judge Alan D. Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas said in a Feb. ...