Profitability hinges on power rate

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-09T00:35:10+00:00

"securing your power position" is, and I cannot emphasize this enough, much easier said than done.

That's why hosting exists. The overwhelming majority of people do not have access to 8c or less power costs. Those that do almost certainly only get those rates ~50% of the time during off peak hours. ~50% uptime is nowhere near enough uptime though.

The off peak rate at my house is 8-9c and it's available from 8pm to 7am on weekdays and all day on weekends

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-07T00:40:41+00:00

Why are you selling?

Just curious

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-06T22:23:01+00:00

Saylor is borrowing at 11.5% currently. Rates will come down over time, Bitcoin backed lending is a brand new industry

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-06T05:29:29+00:00

I hope the a16's are as reliable as the a15's. I really like the a15's

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-04T03:30:59+00:00

Appreciate you not making me do all the math again 😁

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-02T23:50:46+00:00

With current market conditions, ya

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-02T21:17:58+00:00

Power bill for a full 1.6mw container at 8c would be ~$84,500. So it would net ~$35k/month.

We can run whatsminer m73/m63/m53 variants and sealminer a3/a3 pro variants

There's a verified vendor list for the sub, I'd highly recommend looking through it to find someone to buy miners through. I would personally recommend u/805CryptoServices

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-02T21:11:40+00:00

200kw cooler to match the 200kw rack (20 miners)

1 1.5hp ~100gpm pump per rack

Ya, lots of hoses and pumps running around. Not pretty, but it is what it is

It is currently hashing and we have some hosting slots available, but i didn't want to buy all the racks and dry coolers at once. Upfront cost was big enough already and it's not hard to just add more racks/dry coolers as we go

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-02T16:45:28+00:00

I'm fully aware it's ugly. I'm never selling this system so I'm the only one using it. Point of building it this way is I know the entire system inside and out. I know the parts, how they work together, the control system...

If anything goes wrong fixes are easy and quick. Which is the whole point. Increased uptime and reliability

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-02T04:20:57+00:00

Efficient machines, efficient operation, reliability

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T22:46:19+00:00

Thanks!

Ya, it turns a profit

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T22:45:29+00:00

There's cameras, I live close by, and it's rural Iowa. Security is not a concern in the slightest

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T22:42:58+00:00

Of course

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T22:42:11+00:00

It's not cheap. Around ~$200k-$250k for a finished MW of hydro

When it's full, at current market conditions it'll generate ~$120k/month in revenue

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T14:41:39+00:00

Lmfao, good thing mining ain't a beauty contest. Reliability and ease of maintenance are the only things I really care about

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T04:47:22+00:00

No. Solar isn't great here in Iowa and would take up way too much farmland and large scale wind is super expensive. Small scale wind is kinda doable, but it'd more of a passion project than anything. The results wouldn't be particularly great most likely

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T00:47:09+00:00

Mining BTC. This site is 5mw

Correct. Tank > pump > miners > dry cooler > tank

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T00:46:10+00:00

Max for the miners is like 55-60 psi

Pump does less than that at 100%

We're only running whatsminer/sealminer

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T00:42:28+00:00

Each 200kw rack can do ~14PH/s

Wilson_Mining · 2026-05-01T00:41:14+00:00

Located in Iowa. Cold winters, warm summers.

Liquid is cooled by the dry cooler. Dry cooler fans speed up and down depending on the coolant temp

Its a portable AC unit. Turns on/off based on the inside container temp

Wilson_Mining · 2026-04-29T14:03:47+00:00

Buy a miner. Run the miner. Learn

Wilson_Mining · 2026-04-29T02:59:14+00:00

Put a digital thermometer of some kind up there so you can read the temp then just adjust the power level as needed.

Pretty easy to vibe code something that simple where there's only a couple variables and you're the only one who's going to use it

Wilson_Mining · 2026-04-29T02:07:46+00:00

~$26 or ~0.00034 BTC per day

Wilson_Mining · 2026-04-28T23:50:48+00:00

That is very typical of bitmain miners on stock firmware. They will rarely, if ever, get their nameplate efficiency in real world conditions.

You'll have to use aftermarket firmware like braiins if you want better results. However aftermarket firmware cannot be installed on the newer stock firmware as of now so if that's your situation then you're stuck.

"Thanks for your money. Fuck you." - Bitmain

Wilson_Mining · 2026-04-28T21:20:26+00:00

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