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Break-even electricity price in 2013

The electricity price, in cents per kWh, at which each class of bitcoin miner stops covering its power.

13.5 J/TH (S21 XP class) opened 2013 at 531976.9¢ (March 18, 2013) and closed at 80110.4¢ (December 31, 2013), down 84.9%. The high was 1868766.9¢ on April 11, 2013 and the low 62991.0¢ on November 3, 2013.

13.5 J/TH (S21 XP class), month by month in 2013

MonthMonth end
March 20131040869.0¢
April 20131582418.6¢
May 20131477529.8¢
June 2013651721.1¢
July 2013444881.3¢
August 2013238952.9¢
September 2013111682.2¢
October 201368100.2¢
November 2013198450.1¢
December 201380110.4¢

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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