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Break-even electricity calculator

Find the highest electricity tariff supported by estimated mining proceeds after pool fees.

Reference values are editable. Check your measured wall power.
$0.00$0.30/kWh

Estimated BTC / day
0.00009512
Pool fees / day
$0.16
Operating profit / day
$1.13
Operating profit / month
$33.98
Operating profit / year
$413.43
Break-even electricity
$0.0935/kWh
Break-even BTC price
$72,090.89

Source: current user inputs and published formulas. Last updated: on each input change.

Assumes current network conditions remain constant. Estimates exclude taxes, financing, repairs and resale value.

Last updated: . Source: mempool.space — BTC/USD price, mempool.space — estimated network hashrate and current difficulty, mempool.space — mean fees of latest 10 confirmed blocks; subsidy derived from next height.

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

Every cent changes the equation.

3,500 W · 100% uptime
Electricity scenarios — estimated daily and monthly costs in USD
Rate / kWhkWh / dayCost / dayCost / monthCost / yearRevenue / dayProfit / dayProfit / month
$0.03 84.00$2.52$75.60$919.80$8.01$5.33$159.98
$0.04 84.00$3.36$100.80$1,226.40$8.01$4.49$134.78
$0.05 84.00$4.20$126.00$1,533.00$8.01$3.65$109.58
$0.06 84.00$5.04$151.20$1,839.60$8.01$2.81$84.38
$0.07 84.00$5.88$176.40$2,146.20$8.01$1.97$59.18
$0.08 84.00$6.72$201.60$2,452.80$8.01$1.13$33.98
$0.09 Nearest break-even84.00$7.56$226.80$2,759.40$8.01$0.29$8.78
$0.10 84.00$8.40$252.00$3,066.00$8.01$-0.55$-16.42
$0.12 84.00$10.08$302.40$3,679.20$8.01$-2.23$-66.82
$0.15 84.00$12.60$378.00$4,599.00$8.01$-4.75$-142.42
$0.20 84.00$16.80$504.00$6,132.00$8.01$-8.95$-268.42

Revenue is gross; profit deducts the selected pool fee and electricity. Assumes current network conditions remain constant. Nearest break-even is highlighted only when it falls within this table’s range.

Formula and assumptions

Break-even $/kWh = daily revenue after pool fees ÷ daily kWh. Break-even BTC price = electricity/day ÷ BTC/day after pool fees.

This threshold covers ASIC electricity after pool fees. Hosting charges and extra facility power require the corresponding tools.

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Worked example

Illustrative only: $8.40/day after pool fees and 84 kWh/day gives a $0.10/kWh operating break-even tariff, excluding capital and other expenses.

Arithmetic examples explain the tool; they are not live market observations. Reference specifications are linked on ASIC pages.

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Frequently asked questions

Does break-even recover hardware cost?

No. It is an operating threshold, not capital recovery.

Why is it undefined at zero watts?

The energy denominator is zero, so a tariff threshold cannot be calculated.

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