The wave of prohibitive measures taken by Chinese government against cryptocurrency initiatives in the country has recently reached miners. Today, on the 14th of November, local newsmedia posted an article, which reveals that Sichuan governmental hydroelectric power company issued a decree, where it declares energy consumption for mining operations out of law. ..https://en.bitnovosti.com/2017/11/14/chinese-officicals-ban-using-state-energy-for-mining/
This is a nightmare for all miners, this is the only way that government can totally stop the use of bitcoin once they declared the use of electricity for mining purposes illegal then bitcoin will eventually die.