Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRYP) has taken an enormous step in decreasing its energy prices by buying Bitcoin mining operations in Louisiana that leverage extremely low-cost electrical energy at roughly $0.01 per kilowatt hour (kWh).
Gryphon Acquires Extremely Low-Price Energy Mining Operations at ~$0.01/kWh.
Key highlights embody:
• Extremely-low value of ~ 1 cent per kWh
• Recognized a pipeline of 500 MW of comparable alternatives
• Instantly accretive working asset that’s already producing money circulateLearn… pic.twitter.com/DKNQnjzZJl
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This $1.5 million acquisition, which incorporates as much as 2.9 megawatts (MW) of operational capability and 59 PH/s of Bitcoin mining tools, comes totally geared up with belongings, together with gasoline energy turbines and containers, and is anticipated to generate about $1 million in annual income, in keeping with the announcement.
“We imagine that this acquisition of extremely low-cost energy is our first step alongside an recognized path of over 500 MW of comparable low-cost energy era alternatives,” stated Gryphon CEO Rob Chang. “The present publish halving world is requiring bitcoin miners to safe low-cost energy with a purpose to thrive in an rising world hashrate atmosphere. With the acquisition of this ~1 cent energy asset and future energy era belongings with comparable prices, we imagine Gryphon will improve its place as a number one low-cost operator with a aggressive benefit in a key value side of the bitcoin mining enterprise.”
Gryphon strengthened that it’s dedicated to decreasing carbon emissions by using flare gasoline in its operations. Flare gasoline, a byproduct of oil extraction that’s usually burned off and launched into the ambiance, is repurposed by Gryphon as an power supply for Bitcoin mining. By changing this in any other case wasted gasoline into productive power, Gryphon not solely powers its mining operations but additionally mitigates environmental affect by decreasing the carbon emissions that may have been generated by means of flaring.
“We’re notably excited concerning the alternatives extremely low-cost energy can afford us,” additional said Chang. “We count on that low-cost energy will enable for the potential of higher margins utilizing state-of-the-art mining tools or enabling return on funding on cheaper machines that aren’t economically viable at larger value operations. Different potentialities embody internet hosting companies or offering excessive efficiency computing operations.”