The electricity price, in cents per kWh, at which each class of bitcoin miner stops covering its power.
10.2¢ on Nov 6, 2026, against 13.4¢ a year earlier.
The power price at which a machine’s daily revenue exactly equals its electricity bill: above the line it mines at a loss, below it the difference is margin. Each line is a class of machine by efficiency.
The dashed levels are our own hosting rates. The gap between a line and the rate you pay is the machine’s margin — which is why the most efficient machines, at the cheapest power, keep mining through every market.
13.5 J/TH (S21 XP class), month by month
Month
13.5 J/TH (S21 XP class)
Dec 2025
11.6¢
Jan 2026
11.9¢
Feb 2026
8.9¢
Mar 2026
9.9¢
Apr 2026
11.1¢
May 2026
10.6¢
Jun 2026
9.1¢
Jul 2026
9.9¢
Aug 2026
12.2¢
Sep 2026
12.4¢
Oct 2026
10.9¢
Nov 2026
10.2¢
Questions
What is break-even electricity price today?
10.2¢ as of November 6, 2026, down 18.5% over the last 30 days.
How has it changed over the past year?
A year ago it was 13.4¢; today it is 10.2¢, a change of -23.6%.
What is the highest 13.5 j/th (s21 xp class) on record?
1868766.9¢, on April 11, 2013.
How is this chart calculated?
The power price at which a machine’s daily revenue exactly equals its electricity bill: above the line it mines at a loss, below it the difference is margin. Each line is a class of machine by efficiency.
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