How many mining rigs do you have located at work and what kind of rigs are they?

I will eventually have 23.7 TH/s total; if not more.  With 16 S3's and 8 S4's I will be consuming approximately 16,500 watts (16.5 kW) per hour just from the rigs.  That does not include the AC, fridge, TV's, etc.

My power bill for August 18 to September 17 was 278.10 and that was NOT with mining.  I started mining September 22nd.  So, I'm curious what the power bill will be.  It should come in the mail any day now.  Also, that was not a full month of mining; AND I started out with 10 S3's on the 22nd and ended up with 16 S3's 2.5 weeks after that.

So, I really will not know what to expect on power bill till the month after this month's bill.  I still know it should not be as bad as many others who pay .15 per kWH.

My business is headquartered at home.  I train telephone technicians for CenturyLink.  I'm a contractor.  My wife is an accountant and works downtown in Birmingham.  I don't have the luxury of setting up mining rigs at another business somewhere.  I actually like having them here at the house so I can tend to them if needed.  Also, my 3 year old son is here at the house with me.  It's nice being with him.  He stays with my parents or my wife's parents when I travel out of town to train telephone technicians.

I have a static IP at the house.  So, I can connect to my mining rigs when I'm out of town if needed.  I can see my rigs and other parts of the house on webcams as well via the static IP while I'm away.  I just don't have the luxury of doing something with them physically if needed.

I'm pleased to find my power was cheaper than I previously thought.

Rate Schedule:  Alabama Power

Summer (June-Sept)                  Winter (Oct-May)
Base Charge   $14.50          Base Charge   $14.50
First 1000 kWH   $0.077823   First 750 kWH   $0.077823
Over 1000 kWH   $0.080352   Over 750 kWH   $0.065823

I did the math after taxes on my power bill.  It ends up being roughly .12 per kWH.  The .12 per kWH was based on June through September.  Should be cheaper on the next bill which begins October through May.

They penalize me more in the summer if I use MORE than 1000 kWH and actually encourage me to use more in the winter if I use more than 750 kWH.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet

He has 10 Cointerra's to contend with right here for $4,500.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quantity-10-Cointerra-bitcoin-Machines-running-at-10-TH-total-10-000-GH/181564767539?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D25411%26meid%3D5bf0a004b0f94e90b5105c64e636a75e%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D10672%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D24%26sd%3D281474881401

LOL

Let me know what they say if they respond...

As long as the amount is covered by blocks that have been FULLY confirmed.

lol

makes sense   


lol

Beats me...

I went to "My Account" to see if one can change their "language" settings there.  I don't see the option to change language anywhere.  I just don't understand what you can do...

Probably is Slush.

You're probably right.

I hope this estimated difficulty ends up being no more than a 1% jump when it's all said and done.  The last difficulty change was on October 9, 2014.  October 23, 2014 (tomorrow) will be 2 weeks.

Only time will tell.


Bitcoin Difficulty:   35,002,482,026
Estimated Next Difficulty:   36,224,517,708 (+3.49%)
Adjust time:   After 66 Blocks, About 10.7 hours
Hashrate(?):   254,620,166 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 9.7 minutes
3 blocks: 29.2 minutes
6 blocks: 58.4 minutes
Updated:   16:59 (1.4 minutes ago)

Well,

$6,100.00 was the final price.

Dude will be very lucky to get paid.  I suppose it could be someone local who did not have an eBay account and just created one.  It's possible but unlikely.

Let's see if a sniper comes in at the last moment with some feedback...

LOL

That's exactly what I was just looking at...

10 minutes remaining and still $6,100.00 or $30.50 each.

I saw that with only 2 bidders and the highest bid was around $100.00

Now the price is at $6,100.00 with approximately an hour remaining. 

That is $30.50 each at the moment.

I'm going to choose Bitmain Antminer rigs more than any other mainly because of "stability."

As for "2nd-hand" rigs, that is putting a lot of trust in the seller that all is okay with the 2nd-hand rig.

The best thing going at the moment for close to $100.00 USD [AND IT IS BRAND NEW] would be the NEW Bitmain Antminer U3 https://www.bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020141017110427977rQGR3pcf06BE

$56.00 USD for each U3.  You can get two of these for $112.00 and have a total of 126 GH/s.

Yes, you could buy a "used" bitmain antminer S1 on eBay that has 180 GH/s but you also need to purchase a PSU.  That would put you over $100.00 or right at it.

The new U3 also needs a PSU but only requires one (1) PCIe to power it.  Depending on the PSU you get, you can power 2 to 6 Bitmain Antminer U3's.

Also, the new U3 is NOT stand alone.  You need cgminer to run this.  If you are not cgminer literate, as I am not, you may want to get an S1 on eBay from a reputable seller.

Antminer U3: Decentralization continued
 
Bitmain are committed to furthering the decentralization of the bitcoin network and providing quality products to consumers. In light of this, Bitmain is proud to announce its latest miner, the U3 USB miner.
 
The U3 utilises 4 of Bitmain’s latest generation BM1382 chips in high quality, domed case.
 
Batch 1 will go on sale on Oct. 18th Beijing (UTC +8 Time Zone). The 1st Batch of U3s are priced at 56 USD per unit (excluding shipping), with dispatch estimated Nov. 5th. A minimum order quantity of 60 is required, each extra units added must be the integral multiples of 20.
 
 
Specifications:
* Hash Rate: 63 GH/s at 0.75V
* Power Efficiency: 0.8 Watt/GH/s on wall at 0.75V
* Voltage: DC 12V input, 6A
* Chip Quantity per unit: 4
* One 80mm fan
* Noise: ~25 DB at 25 °C ambient temperature
* Hashrate and VDD core voltage can be adjusted via cgminer command line
* USB connection
* 12V AC/DC power brick of 16A, but power line not included
* Certificate Compliance: FCC/CE
 
Note:
1)   Power consumption: Quoted figures depend on your PSUs efficiency, the ambient temperature and the accuracy of the power meter.
2)   PSU: You must provide your own ATX PSU with 1 PCI-e connector, or a power line.
 

Features:

Scalable: Multiple U3 miners can be maintained by one controller running cgminer due to its USB port.

Hassle free: Setup consists of plugging in the USB and power cables and running Antminer CGMiner.

Cool: U3s remain cool and quiet due to its 80mm fan which quietly exhausts air out the side of the case.  

Stable and Accurate: Based on the tried and tested BM1382 chip, the U3 is extremely stable and is able to run 24 hours a day without problems.

Exquisite:

The refined design of the U3 allow it to blend on any desk or shelf without standing out.

The more I think about it, I wish those who left would stay here rather than leave.  We need more hashing power as a pool to maintain the "norm" each day.  I know some prefer they stay away to have a higher payout.  However, there is less chance of finding blocks as often.  It's a trade off.

GHash has gone from 57 - 60 PH/s a week ago to 63 - 65 PH/s the last couple of days.  They have gone from 9 minute shifts to 8 minute shifts over the last few days.  I think a lot of miners left here and went to GHash and/or BTC Guild.

I have all of my 7.4 TH/s right here at the moment.  I'm thinking about splitting my hashing power again between pools if the luck here doesn't change soon.  However, it is nice to see the size of the pay out per block found here compared to other pools.

I'm getting .02261740 average payout with 7.4 TH/s at the moment.  It can fluctuate depending on the total hashing power of the pool.  At the Dark Side, I can get .00285674 on average.  That means I need to find 7.91721(7.9) blocks on GHash for every one block we find on Slush.

Wow!  Wow!

Damn good video!!!

I like the YouTube video you provided a link to [Of the same dude] more than the one I provided a link to.  I'm putting a hyperlink of it on here again in case anyone is interested.  

I must say this is the best advocate ever for bitcoin to politicians.


Andreas M. Antonopoulos educates Senate of Canada about Bitcoin (Oct 8, ENGLISH)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNGFZDO8mM

Wow!

Sounds terrible no matter what "error rate" you are referring to.  My question is, "What error rate?"

Are you referring to HW errors?  Get Work Fail Occasions? 

WOW...

You and I are like riding on the same wave or something...

Cause I too had to put The Voice on hold [recorded it] so I could let my wife [Who also is interested in Bitcoin] watch it.  She actually put The Voice on hold to watch it.  We did eat first though.  I cooked us some pork chops, rice and green beans with sweet tea to drink.

Thanks for the one you provided as well.  I'm going to watch it AFTER The Voice.

David

Damn good YouTube video:  Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Crash Course with Andreas Antonopoulos - Jefferson Club Dinner Meetup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP9-lAYngi4#t=304