25 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitDaya OP 28 Aug 2022 \ parent \ on: How to start using excess solar energy? bitcoin
Thanks for the answer. I meant talking with farms operators. I have a friend in the industry and he said that espcially during summer there are lots of excess solar energy everyday. And its about 6 months over here.
S9 used to cost 25$!? Wow.
My intention if to see if I can do something about it personally. Just realizing there is a lot of unused solar energy seems like a good opportunity, wether its running a mine or helping those companies start mining their own bitcoin.
If its really as I understood - they basically produce more energy than they need and the government's electric company buys it for really cheap and after certain amount doeasnt buy it at all... so I guess they could sell it for really cheap or even agree to get % of the bitcoins mined.
S9 used to cost 25$!? Wow.
Yes, from late 2019 through the first half 2020 the S9s were simply not profitable at even just a few cents per kWh, so miners were liquidating en masse and buying newer models. Example:
20,000 Used Antminer S9 13.5Th for sale in New York, USAPrice: $22 eachMOQ: 20,000 unitsPSU: Included in price, the same brand/manufacturer as the miner
Of course, that was a MOQ of 20,000 units but on ebay, craigslist, telegram groups, and such there were many available at $50 and under in 2022 (down from around $200 in late-2019).
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Amazing!
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