Deployed fleet of 17,500 miners reaching 2.0 EH/s hash rate capacity by November 30, 2022
The price of electricity fell from $11,000 per BTC in October 2022 to $6,000 in November.
Energization of the Nautilus Cryptomining Facility remains on target for Q1 2023 with an additional 15,000 miners
EASTON, Md., Dec. 05, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) (“TeraWulf” or the “Company”), which today owns and operates vertically integrated domestic bitcoin mining facilities that are more than 91% zero-carbon powered through November 2022 provided an unaudited monthly production and operations update.
Highlights of November 2022
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It self-mined 134 bitcoins in November 2022, an increase of about 13% compared to October 2022’s production of 119 bitcoins.
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The cost of electricity decreased sequentially to approximately $0.035/kWh in November 2022, compared to approximately $0.058/kWh in October 2022 and approximately $0.089/kWh in Q3 2022.
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It is on track to realize a blended cost of energy of approximately $0.035/kWh, consisting of approximately $0.045/kWh at the Lake Mariner facility and $0.02/kWh fixed at the Nautilus Cryptomine facility.
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Deployed fleet of 17,500 miners reaching 2.0 EH/s hash rate capacity by November 30, 2022
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The average transaction hash rate in November 2022 was 1.9 EH/s, an increase of nearly 20% compared to October’s average transaction hash rate of 1.6 EH/s.
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Key Metrics |
3rd quarter 2022 |
October 2022 |
November 2022 |
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Bitcoin (self-mined) |
117 |
119 |
134 |
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Self-generated income ($M) |
2.4 dollars |
2.3 dollars |
2.4 dollars |
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Hosting Revenue ($M) |
1.4 dollars |
$0.9 |
0.7 dollars |
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Energy cost ($M) |
4.8 dollars |
$2.0 |
1.4 dollars |
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Avg. Transaction Hash Rate (EH/s) |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
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Bitcoin is happening |
$20,657 |
$19,646 |
$17,617 |
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Power cost per Bitcoin |
20,732 dollars |
$11,060 |
6 151 dollars |
Production and Operations Update
As of November 30, 2022, the Company operated approximately 17,500 Bitcoin miners with a hash rate of approximately 2.0 EH/s. About 11,000 of these miners have a hash rate capacity of about 1.3 EH/s. The remaining approximately 6,500 miners are hosted, for which the Company receives hosting fees and a share of mining profits.
In addition, deliveries of approximately 12,450 S19J Pro and S19 XP miners from Bitmain Technologies Limited have begun and are expected to be received by the Company in the first quarter of 2023.
“November was another solid month for TeraWulf, where we achieved an average transaction hash rate of over 1.9 EH/s – an increase of over 170% compared to Q3 2022 despite ongoing market headwinds “We also realized a sustained and significant reduction in electricity prices at our Lake Mariner facility. These strong November results represent our execution capabilities and support our continued belief that TeraWulf will have a distinct strategic position relative to other Bitcoin miners in a low-cost Bitcoin environment,” co-founder Paul Prager and CEO of TeraWulf said, “In the coming months, we will continue to focus on aggressively increasing our deployed hash rate as we work toward our goal of achieving a sustainable, self-mining capacity of 4.3 EH/s in the first quarter of 2023. “
Infrastructure upgrade
As previously announced, construction is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2023 at the Company’s two mine sites, which will produce 160 MW and 5.7 EH/s of operating capacity, including 4.3 EH/s of self-production. allows In Q1 2023, the Company expects to achieve 110 MW of net production capacity at the Nautilus Cryptomine facility, which is partnered with Talen Energy Corporation and receives power directly from Susquehanna Nuclear Power, and 110 MW of gross capacity at the Lake Mariner facility. The station has a five-year contracted fixed rate of $0.02 per kilowatt hour, the lowest for any Bitcoin miner in the sector.
About TeraWulf
TeraWulf (Nasdaq: WULF) owns and operates vertically integrated environmentally friendly bitcoin mining facilities in the United States. Led by a team of experienced energy entrepreneurs, the Company is currently operating and building two mining facilities, Lake Mariner in New York and Nautilus Cryptomine in Pennsylvania, with the goal of having 800 MW of mining capacity by 2025. TeraWulf creates locally produced bitcoin. It runs on nuclear, hydro and solar power with the aim of using 100% zero carbon energy. With a key focus on ESG directly linked to business success, TeraWulf expects to offer attractive mining economics on an industry scale.
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