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123 sats \ 2 replies \ @BTCMiner 27 Jul 2022 \ parent \ on: How many S19 Pro 140 T's would it take to heat a 15,000 sq ft warehouse? bitcoin
Let's say the number S19J ASICs sufficient to keep the facility heated even on the peak (i.e., coldest and windiest) expected day is five devices. What do you do in the fall, spring, and summer? Power down the number of them that aren't needed? Or will the excess heat just get vented out?
Unless the cost per kWh is relatively low (e.g., $0.10 per kWh or below), it may not be profitable to run the ASICs that aren't needed for the heat. And with the seasonal nature, it may not make sense to invest in the hardware if it is not going to be running more than a few months per year.
Now if natural gas prices were to rise and remain at an elevated level, then having ASICs even running just half the year might make economic sense. But there are many things we just don't know about the future (e.g., future BTC/USD exchange rate, future difficulty, future price per kWH, future price per Ccf for gas, resale value of S19J ASIC several years from now, etc.), that such an endeavor equates to speculation on a number of variable.
Yes very good points to consider. Ideally we'd vent it out during the summer months.
I was also thinking of immersion cooling down the road because my company has products that could offer solutions to the industry and we could use it kind of like a marketing showpiece of our capabilities.
Maybe it'd be best to start small with some S9s to tinker, then consider something more robust. At least with the S9s, we wouldn't feel as bad turning them off if we needed to 😂
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Maybe it'd be best to start small with some S9s to tinker,
Reasonable course of action. Especially with it being summer now.
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