Can Bitcoin Mining Really Heat Your Home for Free? Finnish Homeowners Are Testing It

TLDR Finnish startup SunBit has installed 30 Bitcoin Boilers that heat homes with mining waste heat. A machine can earn about $900 a year above its power costs if Bitcoin stays near $82,000. Break-even on electricity sits just below $70,000 per Bitcoin, according to founder Elmeri Suomi. Installation costs $20,000 to $31,000, with a payback period of three to six years. The 2028 halving could push the break-even price to about $131,000. SunBit, a Finnish startup, has installed 30 heating systems that use Bitcoin mining computers instead of traditional boilers. The machines make Bitcoin and heat at the same time. CoinDesk reported the details on November 8. The report says the system can earn slightly more from mining than it spends on electricity.

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