Those were the words of a local miner, not mine. And happy was in comparison to being barred entirely from operation, I'm sure. That's what the moratorium means for new miners, and what it's threatening to do for existing miners. That's typical for medium/large-scale businesses that can afford a noticeable cut into their margins if it means they can keep operating.
Nobody's "happy" to lose profits in a literal sense. But you'd be surprised when it comes to large-scale businesses bending over to the man if it means legitimacy and permission to increase scale. The corporate behemoths taking over the cannabis industry in US states where it's legal now operate the same way. They scoff at a 10-20% cultivation tax because of the potential money they can make.
From another article:
How are residents not getting screwed? The miners are causing overages (i.e. there is no excess energy) which are being evenly distributed to residents just as they are to miners. They're not just "consuming the discounts." We're talking about publicly regulated utilities. If cities and public utility districts hold private interests over public, why do they even exist?