Welcome Survey Letter

D epartment of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

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Dear <Mr./Ms. Respondent Name>,

Welcome to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. Your company has been selected by the EIA as a respondent to the Form EIA-862, the “Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities Report”. These data are collected pursuant to the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) Act of 1974, Public Law 93-275.

Form EIA-862 collects data on the energy usage and related characteristics of all the commercial cryptocurrency mining facilities in the U.S. The data are used to monitor the status and patterns of energy usage by cryptocurrency mining in the U.S. and its current and future impact(s) on the energy sector.

The reporting period for this iteration of data collection is for [MONTH YEAR]. Please provide the requested data in Form EIA-862 for that timeframe.

Response to this survey is mandatory under the FEA Act and is due [the last Friday of the month following the data reporting period (previous month)]. Please submit your response in either of the following ways:

• By Mail: Fill out the paper form and return it in the provided envelope with the pre-paid postage and EIA’s return address.

• By Email: Download and fill out an Excel version of the form from [EIA-862 EXCEL FILE LINK] and return it via email to EIA4USA@eia.gov.

If you have any questions, please contact us directly at EIA4USA@eia.gov or call 1-855-EIA-4USA (1-855-342-4872) Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM ET.

We are very excited to provide you with a way of submitting and receiving data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Thank you for supporting EIA's data collection activities.

Sincerely,

Joseph Wilson

Director, Office of Survey Operations

U.S. Energy Information Administration

U.S. Department of Energy