Monitor briefs
One short brief per week, built from this site's own data: what bitcoin did, the most a mining machine could pay for power, and what grid power actually cost.
- 2026 · week 41Bitcoin fell 3.3% to $83,676; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.3¢ per kWh for power ($83/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 4.2¢ ($42/MWh).
- 2026 · week 40Bitcoin rose 2.4% to $86,510; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.5¢ per kWh for power ($85/MWh), and wholesale power at NYISO New York City zone averaged 4.1¢ ($41/MWh).
- 2026 · week 39Bitcoin rose 4.0% to $84,444; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.3¢ per kWh for power ($83/MWh), and wholesale power at NYISO New York City zone averaged 3.1¢ ($31/MWh).
- 2026 · week 38Bitcoin rose 5.7% to $81,164; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.3¢ per kWh for power ($83/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 3.9¢ ($39/MWh).
- 2026 · week 37Bitcoin fell 4.4% to $76,800; a typical modern miner could pay up to 7.9¢ per kWh for power ($79/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 3.8¢ ($38/MWh).
- 2026 · week 36Bitcoin rose 3.4% to $80,334; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.4¢ per kWh for power ($84/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 3.9¢ ($39/MWh).
- 2026 · week 35Bitcoin fell 0.1% to $77,682; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.1¢ per kWh for power ($81/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 5.0¢ ($50/MWh).
- 2026 · week 34Bitcoin rose 23.7% to $77,738; a typical modern miner could pay up to 8.0¢ per kWh for power ($80/MWh), and wholesale power at ERCOT Houston hub averaged 3.8¢ ($38/MWh).