Mining Heat vs. Conventional Heating
Gas boilers and electric heaters do one thing: turn fuel or power into heat, at a cost. Heat from crypto mining delivers the same heat and earns revenue while doing it. Here is how the two compare, and when the mining route makes sense.
Conventional heating: cost only
A boiler or an electric heater converts fuel or power into heat and nothing else. Every unit of heat is a pure running cost. Gas and oil add two more downsides: emissions, and exposure to fuel-price swings you cannot control. The heat is reliable and simple, but it only ever takes money out.
Mining heat: heat plus revenue
A mining system delivers essentially the same heat from the same energy — but the mining earns revenue that offsets the cost, so the effective price of the heat is lower. Where it replaces gas or oil, it also removes the fuel and its emissions from that part of your operation. Same heat, but it pays part of its own way.
What it takes to run
A boiler is simple to run, but you own its fuel cost for as long as it operates. A mining system is more complex — machines, cooling, monitoring — but that complexity is not yours to carry: Kelvo designs, installs, operates and maintains it, and you simply receive heat. The operational burden is on us, not on you.
When it makes sense
The mining route fits a steady, year-round heat demand paired with access to affordable power, and it is most compelling where heat is currently expensive or fuel-based. It is not right for every site, which is why we model it case by case. See how it would compare for you on our combined heat & compute page.
Frequently asked questions
Is mining heat cheaper than gas?
It can be. The mining revenue offsets the energy cost, which can bring the effective price of heat below a fuel-based source, and it removes fuel-price exposure and emissions. We model the comparison per site.
Does it replace my boiler?
It can be the main heat source or run alongside an existing boiler that covers backup and peak demand — whichever suits your site.
What about reliability?
The system runs continuously and is operated remotely, and it can run alongside your existing heat sources for security of supply.
Have a heat demand and access to power?
Tell us your location, your heat demand and your electricity price, and we'll model what a combined heat-and-compute system would deliver.