A Washington state utility has cut off electricity to three mining sites which officials described as “scoundrels” running “unauthorized cryptocurrency operations”. In a recent meeting, the Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) reported that the three mines – located separately in Wenatchee, Malaga and Chelan – were “using enough power to create fire risks for neighbors and damage grid equipment not sized for the load.” For that reason, utility officials disconnected the power at those sites.