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Data / Break-even electricity price / 2016
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 2016 at 629.0¢ (January 1, 2016) and closed at 229.1¢ (December 31, 2016), down 63.6%. The high was 661.6¢ on January 4, 2016 and the low 184.8¢ on October 10, 2016.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 457.6¢ |
| February 2016 | 436.9¢ |
| March 2016 | 377.7¢ |
| April 2016 | 421.6¢ |
| May 2016 | 393.5¢ |
| June 2016 | 482.7¢ |
| July 2016 | 274.1¢ |
| August 2016 | 209.8¢ |
| September 2016 | 190.1¢ |
| October 2016 | 210.2¢ |
| November 2016 | 201.9¢ |
| December 2016 | 229.1¢ |
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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