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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.
by
PlanetCrypto
on 03/08/2014, 14:18:31 UTC

The first rack are S1's, the second rack are S3's.
As of last night, the 12 S1's are hashing @ 2,265 GH/s, and the 12 S3's are Hashing @ 5,228 HG/s for a total of 7,494 GH/s.
After that measurement, I overclocked the S3's to 237.5MHz and am monitoring them to see which ones are capable of this increase.
This morning it seems I have 2 "problem children" that don't like the increased clock rate.
But am hashing around 7.9 TH/s.

what do you pay per KW?


Less than .0986/KWH.
We are building/installing a solar farm to supply the energy required.
Payback/breakeven on the solar farm is 24-26 months and is grid tied, so under Minnesota Statutes any excess generation the power company must pay us for.
By the end of the year, the power company (Lake Country Power) will be our backup power source.
And if w ever decide to cease mining operations the solar farm ends up becoming a nice little revenue stream.
It is a fact in America that the cost of electricity NEVER goes down and tends to track with the cost of living.
The secret is to be on the supply side of the equation versus the consumption side of the equation.
And with installed solar at less than $1.00/W this is a reality.


1USD/watt is crazy cheap for installed solar!!

care to share details?

im still waiting on some 500w kickstarter panels to turn up that were scheduled to turn up in april...

they were considerably more exp than 1USD/w

Tad off topic, but here goes.

Like Bitcoin mining the solar installation industry is the "Wild Wild West". Caveat Emptor

ML Solar on eBay, from time to time, sells the Sharp 250HAT's SHIPPED @ $0.76-$.087 per watt. But for the best pricing it's best to call and talk to them directly (no eBay selling fees) http://mlsolar.com/.
www.sunelec.com sells a variety of panels that are in the sub $0.50/W range.
We have purchased product in the past from http://www.simpleray.com/, we are listed with them as "Solar Installers".

For grid tie installations we like the enphase microinverters (http://shop.mlsolar.com/Enphase-M215-60-2LL-Solar-Power-Inverter-180917011985.htm), and for battery bank installations we use exclusively the MorningStar MPPT Charge controllers (which by far have the fastest MPPT algorithm in the industry and the best warranty coverage) http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/tristar-mppt-600v/.

Probably will regret doing this, but, contact me @ admin@planetcrypto.com