Private mining produced 125 bitcoins on December 22nd, increasing to a total of 378 bitcoins in Q4FY22. Represents an increase of over 220% compared to bitcoin produced in 3Q12
The total fleet of deployed miners reached 18,000 as of December 31, 2022 with a hash rate of over 2.0 EH/s.
Nautilus Cryptomine On Track to Bring 15,000 Miners Online in Q1 2023
EASTON, Md., January 09, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) (“TeraWulf” or the “Company”), which owns and operates vertically integrated domestic Bitcoin mining facilities powered by more than 91% zero-carbon energy, unaudited for December 2022 provided a monthly production and operations update.
Highlights of December 2022
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For a total of 378 bitcoins produced in Q4 2022, 125 bitcoins were mined in December 2022, a 223% increase compared to 117 bitcoins produced in Q3 2022.
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The fleet of deployed miners has reached around 18,000 with a hash rate capacity of over 2.0 EH/s.
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Elliot successfully navigated extreme operating conditions during Winter Storm (“Storm”) and quickly returned to full output at the Storm’s close.
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Despite weather-related price volatility in December, the Company forecasts electricity costs to average approximately $0.035/kWh across the two sites.
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Key Metrics |
Q3 |
October |
november |
December |
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Bitcoin (self-mined) |
117 |
119 |
134 |
125 |
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Self-generated income ($M) |
2.4 dollars |
2.3 dollars |
2.4 dollars |
$2.1 |
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Hosting Revenue ($M) |
1.4 dollars |
$0.9 |
0.7 dollars |
$0.9 |
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Energy cost ($M) |
4.8 dollars |
$2.0 |
1.4 dollars |
2.2 dollars |
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Avg. Transaction Hash Rate (EH/s) |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
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Bitcoin is happening |
$20,657 |
$19,646 |
$17,617 |
$17,005 |
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Power cost per Bitcoin |
20,732 dollars |
$11,060 |
$6,151 |
$12,984 |
Production and Operations Update
The company operates approximately 18,000 Bitcoin miners at its Lake Mariner facility with a hash rate of over 2.0 EH/s. About 11,500 are dedicated miners with a hashrate power of about 1.4 EH/s. The remaining approximately 6,500 miners (0.7 EH/s) are managed under hosting arrangements where the Company receives a fee and participates financially in mining profits.
During December 2022, the Company received approximately 4,500 miners from Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Bitmain”) and an additional 3,750 miners were delivered in the first week of January 2023. The company is slated to welcome more than 18,000 additional miners from Bitmain in the coming months. The upcoming deliveries will supplement the Company’s existing 160MW mining capacity in early Q2 2023 with 34,000 miners (110MW) at the Lake Mariner facility and 15,000 miners (50MW) at the Nautilus facility.
During a severe weather event that hit much of the United States in December, electricity prices skyrocketed and the local impact increased Lake Mariner’s operating costs for days. The Lake Mariner facility is an attractively priced power source in Western New York, where 91% of market power comes from zero-carbon resources, including the Niagara Hydroelectric Plant, located 35 miles from the Lake Mariner facility. Since the storm’s departure, prices in the New York market have recovered to pre-December levels. Located in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Nautilus Cryptomine is directly connected to the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant and pays a five-year fixed price of $0.02/kWh, among the lowest in the Bitcoin mining sector. The company maintains a calculated average energy cost in its portfolio of approximately $0.035/kWh.
“December represented another month of strong growth for TeraWulf. Our operations team efficiently continued our mining operations and deployed additional miners to Mariner Lake during one of the most severe weather events to hit the region, while also supporting the network during periods of extreme stress,” TeraWulf’s co-founder and CEO Paul Prager said. “We believe that the continued growth of our proprietary mining capacity, combined with our industry-leading energy costs, sets TeraWulf apart as one of the lowest-cost Bitcoin miners in the sector,” continued Prager. “For 2023, we plan to aggressively expand our deployed hash rate as we continue to receive miner shipments with the goal of reaching a stable, operational mining capacity of 5.5 EH/s.”
Infrastructure upgrade
The company is nearing the final phase of construction at two mining sites and expects to have a total operating capacity of 49,000 miners (5.5 EH/s) by the beginning of the second quarter of 2023, representing an energy demand of approximately 160 MW. Today, the Company’s wholly-owned Lake Mariner facility has approximately 60 MW of operating capacity, and TeraWulf expects to reach 110 MW of capacity at the facility in Q2 2023. The Nautilus Cryptomine facility, a joint venture with Talen Energy Corporation, is the initial stages of ramping up its mining operations and is expected to provide 50 MW of net production capacity to TeraWulf in Q1 2023, representing the Company’s 25% stake in the joint venture.
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 completing the operation and/or construction of two mining facilities: Lake Mariner in New York and Nautilus Cryptomine in Pennsylvania. TeraWulf creates domestically produced Bitcoin powered by nuclear, hydro and solar energy with the goal of using 100% zero carbon energy. With a key focus on ESG, which is directly linked to its business success, TeraWulf expects to offer attractive mining economics on an industry scale.
Forward-Looking Statements
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1 December 2022 results are based on estimated energy costs subject to month-end standard adjustments.
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