Bitdeer will be using air-cooling technology that will require an overall complex demand average of less than 3,000 gallons per day of water. This amount is well within the county's excess capacity of approximately 250,000 gallons per day.

All water is purchased from Portage County Water Resources (PCWR) — no private wells will be drilled. Because the redesigned cooling system uses water only for periodic maintenance, the site will not be a major water consumer in this community, and the county system can handle many times the amount the site will use. Even in drought conditions, the site's demand would remain a small fraction of available capacity.

Bitdeer pays for all the water it consumes from Portage County Water Resources and pays all taxes it owes. No tax abatements have been requested or received from federal, state, or local governments, and no public infrastructure upgrades are required. In place of the roughly $40,000 in property taxes the acreage generates today, the fully built-out site is expected to generate more than $7 million in new tax revenue each year — revenue that supports local schools, roads, and the fire department.

The cooling system is a closed loop containing a water/glycol mixture — much like the fluid in a car radiator — with additives to prevent scaling. The air-cooled (dry) chillers require no cooling-tower spraying. Any waste fluid is collected and trucked off-site to a licensed refinery for recycling; nothing is discharged into the ground, and industrial waste is not sent to sewer, it will not enter local wells or the water table.

We will not drill any wells on this property, and we can guarantee that. The site is connected to county water like any other building on the system, so it will not affect local wells. Bitdeer has offered this guarantee to the township trustees and is willing to enter into a development agreement with the municipality that legally prohibits drilling wells on the property. This site is a significant long-term investment for Bitdeer, and the project itself depends on a healthy water table for the entire community.

No. The cooling pipes will be installed above ground rather than buried, which allows for ongoing inspection and maintenance - the system will not raise ground temperatures.

The closed-loop fluid is a water/glycol mixture — much like the fluid in a car radiator — with additives to prevent scaling and corrosion, and water from freezing in the winter. The chillers use R-1234ze, a refrigerant widely used in commercial water chillers due to its energy efficiency and near-zero environmental impact, its GWP is 1.0, the lowest possible.

Bitdeer will be using dry air cooling technology that utilizes a closed-looped air-cooled chiller system that once filled and under normal conditions does not need flushed or water added. The closed-loop system does not discharge waste water into the municipal water system. We are accounting for potentially semi-annual partial system flushes in which we may collect approximately 1,200 gallons. The waste fluid collected is trucked off-site to a licensed refinery for recycling — nothing is sent to the sewer or discharged into the ground.

Because no water is discharged back into the municipal water system, discharge testing and treatment do not apply. All waste fluid is collected, tracked by manifest, and transported to a licensed refinery that is permitted to properly recycle the glycol/water mixture.

Yes. Fluid chemistry in the closed loops is measured in real time to determine when maintenance is needed.

Powering the entire site with renewables is not possible — solar and wind at that scale would require acreage that is not available. The site's power will come from a new generation plant in Lordstown on a separate feed from the rest of the public, avoiding strain on the local grid. Bitdeer pays 100% of its power costs, including all transmission, substation, and infrastructure upgrades, which are billed directly to Bitdeer by FirstEnergy. Bitdeer is evaluating a small amount of offsetting renewable energy, such as rooftop solar, however no decisions have been made

Consumer electricity rates are set by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), not by Bitdeer or the data center. Geis paid for a detailed load study with FirstEnergy to confirm the capacity available in the system, and the site will operate within that capacity on its own separate feed. Futher, PUCO is also subject to a bill in Congress that requires tariffs on data centers specifically to protect ratepayers from increases in distribution charges. In addition, the site's load helps cover FirstEnergy's fixed and overhead costs, which supports rate stability for the area so the public isn't paying for all of that themselves. Proposed legisation also requires Bitdeer to enter into a purchase power agreement which requires bitdeer to purchase power directly from the generation facilities, this futher protects the ratepayer.

Emergency diesel generators will be installed and would run only during a power outage or during routine maintenance checks, which are conducted during daytime hours only.

Sound walls will keep noise levels below 50 dB at the property line, and levels drop further with distance. According to the National Institutes of Health, 50 dB is equivalent to a quiet office, moderate rainfall, or a running refrigerator, and is considered safe for human hearing with no risk of permanent hearing loss. For comparison, the adjacent turnpike already produces noise at or above these levels.

A comprehensive noise study will be performed, and mitigation will be implemented to meet or exceed the noise levels established by the township zoning regulations. In our Massillon facility, we see many deer and other wildlife very close and and even inside our property frequently. Additionally, a queen bee decided that our location was a good place to build her hive. She landed with her drones for several days and had to be relocated by a bee keeper. Bitdeer has also commissioned a study measuring RF and EMF frequencies at its other locations. The results in Massillon are as follows: "Based on the results from the assessment in and around the BitDeer facility in Massillon, Ohio, the results indicate that the exposer levels to Electromagnetic fields for the occupational workers and general public is significantly below the established limits set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) global standards and current standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) C95.1-2019." The assessment in Texas will be completed in a couple weeks.

Yes. We will conduct existing, proposed, and post contruction noise. The contracted company will be an independent firm that will provide a detailed study on how to limit noise at the property line.

The plan is for high-powered computing / AI data center use. Bitcoin mining is the process of creating new bitcoins and validating transactions on the Bitcoin network using powerful computers - Bitdeer manufactures mining hardware in Nevada and operates a mining center in Massillon, Ohio. Based on market demand, the site could operate as an AI data center, a crypto mining data center, or a combination of the two. The equipment is specific to each use, so any change in use would involve installing new equipment.

Data centers are the backbone of the digital world. They house the IT infrastructure that processes, stores, and transmits data efficiently and securely — powering the cloud applications and digital services everyone relies on, including streaming services like Netflix, online banking, and medical services. Their long-term role in the economy includes AI, and national security.

We are a global company and use the global supply chain. Anything purchased overseas must meet current regulatory guidelines and pass through U.S. customs. Bitdeer does have a manufacturing facility in Nevada that will onshore the production of hardware for cryptomining. We also make a deliberate effort to source and procure locally. For example, in Massillon, the project's motorized slat brackets were procured from a local manufacturer - all 70,000 of them!

We anticipate around 150+ full-time permanent jobs once the site is operational. We typically hire local workers and use on-the-job training to advance employees' skills. Thereby upskilling the workforce into the digital age. No tax abatements or subsidies are being sought. At full build-out, the site is estimated to pay approximately $7.1 million in real estate taxes annually — compared with about $40,000 today — in addition payroll taxes at the local, state, and federal levels will also be paid.

Full cutoff down-lighting will be used on all buildings. This directs light straight down to the ground rather than outward or upward toward neighboring residents. Lighting will be in full compliance with Shalersville Township Zoning requirements.

The project will fully comply with all applicable environmental regulations and permitting requirements at the local, state, and federal levels, and the EPA will inspect the project regularly. Any future changes to the project would have to be approved and permitted.

No — nothing has been approved. There is currently a moratorium on data center decisions so the township trustees can complete their due diligence on the facts of this project. Bitdeer must comply with the conditional uses set by the Shalersville Township Trustees, which exist to address exactly these kinds of concerns before development begins, and must obtain all necessary permits and approvals. Bitdeer is also willing to enter into a development agreement with the municipality, including a commitment not to drill wells on the property.

The facilities will include a pre-action water sprinkler fire suppression system to put out any fires and minimize damage. The fire department was invited to view the Bitdeer Massilon Ohio facility.

Copies of the slides and posters from the open house are posted at neohioprojectinfo.com. Questions can be submitted at any time through the website or by email at information@neohioprojectinfo.com, including questions about information that comes up later. Meeting locations and formats are chosen by Shalersville Township; the meetings are open to the public, and your input is welcome. The website will be updated periodically as answers are available and the submitter will be notified that their question has been answered by email

Bitdeer has invested significantly in planning this site and is currently in its due diligence phase; it does not yet own the property, which is under contract with Geis (specific transaction terms are confidential).