Bitcoin Mining Break-Even Electricity Rate

Compute the electricity tariff your bitcoin miner can afford before it stops breaking even. Combine hardware hash rate, power draw, network competition, BTC economics, pool fees, and non-power overhead to see the maximum viable $/kWh.

Terahashes per second delivered by the hardware.
Electrical load of the miner at the configured performance level.
Total Bitcoin network competition expressed in exahashes per second.
Spot or hedged USD price you expect to realise per BTC.
Optional. Defaults to 3.125 BTC per block post-halving.
Optional. Defaults to 0.15 BTC credited per block from transaction fees.
Optional. Defaults to 2% deducted by the mining pool.
Optional. Defaults to $0.00 if you leave this blank.

Market conditions change quickly; validate all assumptions before committing capital.

Examples

  • 120 TH/s, 3.0 kW, 600 EH/s network, $65,000 BTC, 3.125 BTC subsidy, 0.15 BTC fees, 2% pool fee, $5 opex ⇒ Break-even electricity price: $0.014/kWh | Daily net revenue: $6.01 | Daily energy use: 72.00 kWh
  • 140 TH/s, 3.2 kW, 500 EH/s network, $75,000 BTC, 3.125 BTC subsidy, 0.20 BTC fees, 1.5% pool fee, $0 opex ⇒ Break-even electricity price: $0.129/kWh | Daily net revenue: $9.90 | Daily energy use: 76.80 kWh

FAQ

How should I estimate average fees per block?

Use a 7- or 30-day trailing average of transaction fees credited to your pool payouts. Leaving the field blank assumes 0.15 BTC per block, which mirrors recent post-halving conditions.

Can I model curtailment or uptime below 100%?

Yes. Reduce the miner hash rate to reflect the portion of the day you expect the hardware to run, or scale the power draw by the uptime factor before entering it.

Where do hosting or cooling costs belong?

Enter non-power expenses such as rack space, labor, or immersion cooling chemicals in the Non-power opex field so the output shows the electricity price cap after those costs are paid.

What if I self-mine without a pool?

Set the pool fee to 0% and adjust the block reward or fees to reflect any orphan risks you assume when mining solo.

Additional Information

  • Expected BTC earned per day equals your share of network hash rate multiplied by 144 blocks and the sum of subsidy plus average transaction fees.
  • Energy consumption uses the entered power draw across 24 hours; adjust if you throttle hardware or expect downtime.
  • Pool fee percentage reduces gross revenue before non-power operating costs are deducted to isolate the budget available for electricity.

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