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Data / Break-even electricity price / 2017
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 2017 at 226.9¢ (January 1, 2017) and closed at 570.6¢ (December 31, 2017), up 151.5%. The high was 767.6¢ on December 21, 2017 and the low 144.8¢ on April 1, 2017.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 168.9¢ |
| February 2017 | 188.2¢ |
| March 2017 | 145.2¢ |
| April 2017 | 193.0¢ |
| May 2017 | 288.4¢ |
| June 2017 | 283.6¢ |
| July 2017 | 239.9¢ |
| August 2017 | 442.0¢ |
| September 2017 | 303.4¢ |
| October 2017 | 474.4¢ |
| November 2017 | 474.2¢ |
| December 2017 | 570.6¢ |
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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