Guides

Power Cost for a Home CPU or GPU Mining Rig

A worked example for calculating the electricity cost of mining Malairte on a normal household setup.

Heat output: using your mining rig as winter space heating

Every watt your mining PC consumes becomes heat in the room. In winter that heat offsets your furnace or electric heater, which changes the real cost of mining.

Time-of-use electricity plans and when to mine Malairte

Many utilities charge two or three different rates depending on the hour. Scheduling your miner around those windows can cut your effective electricity cost in half.

Measure your rigs actual power draw with a Kill A Watt

Why the wattage on your power supply label is not what your mining PC actually uses, and how a $25 plug-in meter gives you the real number you need to budget electricity.