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Data / Break-even electricity price / 2026
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 2026 at 11.6¢ (January 1, 2026) and closed at 12.3¢ (September 22, 2026), up 6.1%. The high was 12.6¢ on January 19, 2026 and the low 8.7¢ on June 11, 2026.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 11.9¢ |
| February 2026 | 8.9¢ |
| March 2026 | 9.9¢ |
| April 2026 | 11.1¢ |
| May 2026 | 10.6¢ |
| June 2026 | 9.1¢ |
| July 2026 | 9.9¢ |
| August 2026 | 12.2¢ |
| September 2026 | 12.3¢ |
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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Also in 2026: Bitcoin price · Distance from the all-time high · 200-day and 200-week averages · Network hashrate · Mining difficulty · Difficulty adjustments · Fees paid to miners · Transactions per day · Hashprice · Miner revenue · Miner prices per terahash · Bitmain releases and the bitcoin price