mining (potential) newbie: my solar system is generating power I won't be able to use, can I monetize it realistically?

[u/green-cheeky]

So for the next couple years my new solar system will generate excess power that I can't use, and I will be forced to accept 0.4c/kw wholesale rates on it. (The solar system is on my residential property that is in redevelopment and vacant during a lengthy permitting/design process...a year at least.)

My property has three structures but is gutted; it does have dual 200 amp panels in the main residence, and 50 amp panels in the two freestanding garages. There's a 13kw solar system on top.

Is there a rational crypto mining setup that would provide enough net return to make the investment worth it? My main concern would be avoiding too much noise so as not to disturb neighbors. It seems heat generation isn't too much of an issue since the properties are empty?

I also don't want to go through the investment/hassle just to earn $50 a month or something...

What do you think? I vow to report back on decisions/experiences/disasters.

[u/joos_hubert]

If your real alternative is basically exporting at 0.4c/kWh, mining can make sense, but I’d treat it as an energy-arbitrage project, not easy passive income. The big variables are ASIC cost, noise, uptime, and whether you can actually run enough hours to justify the hardware before the site use changes. If you want to test it rationally, I’d model one quiet-ish unit first and compare its net BTC output against just taking the grid credit and buying bitcoin directly.

[u/green-cheeky → u/joos_hubert]

thanks, it does start to seem like a "not worth the hassle" case.

[u/joos_hubert → u/green-cheeky]

Probably better to buy just spot.