2024 年前幾個月，美國比特幣挖礦消耗了價值 2.7B 美元的電力

Best Brokers 分析師 Paul Hoffman 表示：“自 2024 年初以來，美國的比特幣挖礦已消耗了 20,822.62 GWh 的巨額電力。”

Bitcoin mining in the United States has consumed an enormous 20,822.62 GWh of electric power since the start of 2024. At the average commercial electricity rate of $0.1281 per kWh as of February, this amounts to an expenditure of $2,667,378,196.47.

自 2024 年初以來，美國的比特幣挖礦已消耗了 20,822.62 GWh 的巨額電力。

The recent halving of Bitcoin on April 20, 2024, has had a major influence on the crypto-mining industry particularly in terms of energy usage and operating expenses.

2024 年 4 月 20 日，比特幣減半對加密貨幣挖礦產業產生了重大影響，特別是在能源使用和營運費用方面。

The energy needed to mine one Bitcoin doubled as the block reward dropped from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC. Due to the high cost of electricity and hardware, mining companies are under more financial strain as the rising energy demand.

隨著區塊獎勵從 6.25 BTC 下降到 3.125 BTC，開採一個比特幣所需的能量增加了一倍。由於電力和硬體成本高昂，隨著能源需求的不斷上升，礦業公司面臨更大的財務壓力。

Currently, mining operations are using an astounding 384,481,670 kWh of electricity to mine 450 Bitcoins every day. Except for the 26 nations with the highest power consumption, this equals 140,336 GWh annually and exceeds the annual electricity consumption of the majority of countries.

目前，挖礦作業每天使用 384,481,670 千瓦時的電力來開採 450 個比特幣。除用電量最高的 26 個國家外，這相當於每年 140,336 GWh，超過了大多數國家的年用電量。

This is the daily cost of mining 1 BTC in the U.S. in 2024. The cost doubled after the April halving.

這是2024年在美國每天開採1個BTC的成本。

This energy is used daily in the United States, which makes up 37.9% of all Bitcoin mining activity worldwide. U.S. mining enterprises spend approximately $18.65 million on energy each day, based on the average rate of $0.1281 per kWh.

美國每天都會使用這種能源，佔全球比特幣挖礦活動的 37.9%。以每千瓦時 0.1281 美元的平均費率計算，美國礦業企業每天的能源支出約為 1865 萬美元。

Before the halving of Bitcoin in April 2024, U.S. miners were able to generate 340.82 BTC a day with grid electricity, which allowed for profitable operations. This is no longer possible with grid power alone after the halving.

在 2024 年 4 月比特幣減半之前，美國礦工每天能夠利用電網電力生產 340.82 BTC，從而實現盈利。減半後，僅靠電網電力就不再可能實現這一點。

The fact that American mining operations are still operating shows that they are now mostly dependent on renewable energy sources or exclusive electricity contracts.

美國採礦業仍在運作的事實表明，它們現在主要依賴再生能源或獨家電力合約。