Planning example: Solar Surplus Mining Project
This is an illustrative planning scenario, not a completed customer project. The site, equipment and figures are assumptions for discussion, not measured results. Any implementation requires a site assessment and an individual technical proposal.
ForMiners structured a comparison between export value and estimated mining economics, then scoped miner count against available surplus kW and operating hours.
Country
EU
Energy source
Solar surplus electricity
Deployment
Flexible ASIC load for surplus monetization
Heat reuse
No heat reuse assumed; summer heat rejection and ventilation require separate engineering.
Project frame
Problem and solution
Problem
The site wanted to compare low-value grid export with a controllable mining load during recurring surplus production periods.
Solution
ForMiners structured a comparison between export value and estimated mining economics, then scoped miner count against available surplus kW and operating hours.
Results
What this planning case demonstrates
- Defined a conservative export-versus-mining comparison model.
- Estimated miner count based on surplus power rather than full site capacity.
- Prepared a pilot-first path for validation before scale-up.
Surplus capacity
120 kW
Seed planning value for calculator and layout examples.
Flexible load
28 miners
Illustrative count based on surplus-window planning.
Comparison baseline
Grid export
Mining scenario compared against tariff value.
Deployment data
Equipment and operating assumptions
Equipment
- ASIC miners matched to surplus windows
- Power controls
- Monitoring
- Optional container concept
Capacity
- Capacity
- 120 kW
- Miners
- 28
- Deployment
- Flexible ASIC load for surplus monetization
This concept illustrates a possible setup. Figures are calculation inputs, not measured customer results. We assess equipment and economics for your site individually.
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