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For example, Greenidge gas power plant in New York which was renovated to mine bitcoin was mandated to power down mining in January to supply electricity to the grid during a cold snap.

A new boiler, fitted under the contract last summer, broke down when the first cold snap arrived, and the youngest children had to be sent home for three days because the building was so cold.

This cold snap will also affect areas of the interior Central Coast, San Joaquin Valley, Ojai Valley and Santa Barbara County, where the weather service has issued freeze alerts.

Up until now we have had a real mix of unsettled weather with five named storms but we also had a significant cold snap in early January.

"We're still in the middle of winter, so I'm just hoping and praying we don't get another cold snap because I don't have anywhere to go if I can't pay my bills."