7 Ways to Cut Your Mining Electricity Costs

Electricity is typically 70–90% of an ASIC miner's running cost. Trim it and your profit rises directly.

Practical tactics

1. Undervolt / use eco mode. Many miners have a low-power firmware mode that improves efficiency at a small hashrate cost.
2. Mine during off-peak tariffs if your utility has time-of-use pricing.
3. Improve airflow and cooling — hot chips draw more power and throttle.
4. Negotiate an industrial rate if you run several machines.
5. Consider solar to offset daytime consumption.
6. Reuse the heat for water or space heating in winter.
7. Retire inefficient rigs — check each machine's W/TH in our ASIC database.

Model each change in the calculator by lowering your $/kWh and watch profit climb.