Mandy DeRoche

Deputy Managing Attorney Clean Energy Program

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Mandy DeRoche is a deputy managing attorney in the Clean Energy Program at Earthjustice, based in New York. Prior to joining Earthjustice, Mandy served as special counsel in the Executive Division of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and as an assistant attorney general in the Office’s Environmental Protection Bureau, where she focused on climate change and environmental justice work. Prior to the AG’s office, Mandy was in private practice, where she litigated commercial disputes, handled securities law investigations, and represented individuals and organizations in environmental justice, economic justice, and immigration matters. Mandy received her B.A. from Cornell University, her J.D. from Boston College Law School, and her M.S. in Urban Environmental Systems Management from the Pratt Institute.

The Latest from Mandy DeRoche

Data Centers under construction with a gas-fired power plant visible in the background
December 20, 2024

Managing the Growing Energy Demands of Datacenters and Crypto Mining

How states, utilities, and regulators can address digital energy demands to strengthen the grid.
October 26, 2024

In the News: FingerLakes1.com

State Supreme Court to hear Greenidge lawsuit challenging DEC permit denial

“Greenidge’s operations conflict with New York’s climate law and represent significant environmental risks. The communities around Seneca Lake have been vocal about the negative impact of this facility, and we support DEC’s authority to uphold the standards set by the CLCPA.”
Gray smoky New York skyline with a large orange sun rising behind it.
September 23, 2024

On Renewable Energy, It’s Up to You, New York

Sixty groups submitted a letter asking the Public Service Commission to step up efforts to meet New York’s renewable energy targets
July 10, 2024

In the News: Texas Tribune

Texas leaders worry that Bitcoin mines threaten to crash the state power grid

“They can game the system in a few different ways for their profit.”
July 8, 2024

In the News: Time

‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town

“Historically, Bitcoin miners go to the cheapest source of electricity with the least amount of regulation, and they do the cheapest thing possible. It's one of the reasons why noise pollution from crypto mining tends to be so much worse than traditionally-operated data center operators.”
May 20, 2024

In the News: Marketplace

“Right-to-mine” crypto laws are making their way across the U.S.

"We have seen across the U.S. how energy-intensive crypto mining strains electric grids, restarts and unretires dirty coal and gas plants, raises electricity rates for others, increases local air and water pollution and is as noisy as planes about to take off. Crypto miners don’t need incentives or especially carved out rights or special protections at the expense of real people in impacted communities."
April 10, 2024

In the News: E&E News

Unsolved mystery: How much power is crypto using?

“Every day is urgent. The incentives for mining are getting so much higher. Between the price of bitcoin and extreme weather, the combination is a danger to our grid and a danger to externalizing costs on other ratepayers and on the environment.”
Bitcoin mining machines
March 12, 2024

Cryptocurrency Miners Need to Report their Energy Use

The U.S. Energy Information Administration raises concerns about energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining operations, will seek comments on reporting requirements.
February 8, 2024

In the News: Grist

Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.

“This is nonpartisan data that’s collected from the miners themselves that no one else has. Understanding this data is the first step to understanding what we can do next.”
January 3, 2024

In the News: Texas Tribune

Texan Bitcoin miners profit by using less electricity; advocates say all Texans should get the same chance

“The rewards for their behavior are so lucrative and unfair. It’s like we’re bending over backwards to give money to the [crypto] miner for putting the strain on the grid and the system in the first place.”
May 13, 2021

In the News: Reuters

U.S. small towns take on energy-guzzling bitcoin miners

“They’re like a bunch of zombies. How many power plants are going to rise up from the dead before we do something?”