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TeraWulf to buy 18,500 S19j XP miners for $53.4M; self-mining hashrate to rise 58% to 7.9 EH/s by end 2023
TERAWULF INC.
- Agreement with Bitmain for 15,138 S19j XP miners (option for 3,362 more) at total purchase price $75.4M, reduced to $53.4M after coupons.
- New miners delivered in equal monthly allotments Oct–Dec 2023; deployed at Lake Mariner facility in Building 3 (43 MW capacity).
- Self-mining hashrate expands from 5.0 EH/s to 7.9 EH/s; fleet efficiency targeted at 25.7 J/TH with 91% zero-carbon power.
- Average power cost of 3.5 cents/kWh and 98%+ availability cited for improved profit margins ahead of halving.
- First large-scale order of S19j XP miners; each unit rated at 151 TH/s and 21.5 J/TH.