gree-20240815

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

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Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-40808 (Commission File Number)	86-1746728 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
590 Plant Road Dresden, New York 14441
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(315) 536-2359
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $.0001	GREE	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
8.50% Senior Notes due 2026	GREEL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 8.01 – Other Events.

On August 15, 2024, Greenidge Generation LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), filed a verified petition and complaint pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (the “Department”) in New York Supreme Court, Yates County, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief relating to the Department's denial of the Company's Title V Air Permit renewal application (the "Renewal Application") for the Dresden, NY facility (the “Facility”), including, among other things, to (i) annul the Department's June 30, 2022 denial of the Renewal Application and the May 8, 2024 affirmation of such denial by the Department's Regional Director for Region 7; (ii) issue certain declaratory judgments with respect to the Department's interpretation of the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act on which the denial of the Renewal Application was predicated; and (iii) enjoin the Department from taking any action to request that the Facility cease operations.

The Company intends to pursue its claims vigorously and will provide further updates on the status of this lawsuit as necessary and appropriate.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.

By:			/s/ Jordan Kovler
Name:			Jordan Kovler
Title:			Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 16, 2024