AVL Solar Miner · Pilot program now forming
Turn low-value solar exports into up to 3× the value.
Under NEM 3.0, California utilities credit exported solar at roughly 2–4¢ per kWh. The AVL Solar Miner uses CT sensors to detect when your system is exporting and runs a bitcoin miner only on that surplus — an estimated ~6.5¢/kWh to the homeowner at today's prices.*
*Estimate: Avalon Q, BTC ~$81k, hashprice ~$36/PH/day (Oct 2026), after AVL's 20% share. Not guaranteed.
Same kWh, different value
Export it, or mine it.
Each kWh routed to the miner is a kWh you no longer export. Estimated value per kWh at Oct 2026 assumptions.
~1.6–3.25×
Estimated, vs 4¢ and 2¢ export credits. Not guaranteed.
Avalon Q, BTC ~$81,000, hashprice ~$36/PH/day (Oct 2026), after AVL's 20% share.
How it works
Only surplus. Never the wall.
- 01
Sense
CT clamps measure export in real time.
- 02
Decide
The controller waits for steady surplus, with hysteresis, before acting.
- 03
Mine
The miner throttles up only on surplus, and off the moment the home imports.
- 04
Get paid in bitcoin
Pool-level payout split straight to the owner's own wallet. AVL never holds customer funds.
Estimate your value
What could your surplus be worth?
~$591/yr on a summer-peak day profile at today's BTC (estimate) · each $10k rise in BTC adds about $73/yr
What if BTC rises? — Scenarios, not predictions
Typical examples — actual surplus varies by system size, location and usage.
Multiple vs export credit (est.)
3.24×
vs 2¢/kWh export credit
Estimated yearly value
$591
25 kWh/day × 365 · homeowner share~730,000 sats/yr at today's network conditions
Est. monthly value
$49.26
25 kWh/day × 30.42 · homeowner share
Your share (est.)
6.48¢
per kWh · 80% homeowner share
Value added vs exporting
$34.05
per month · export credit would be $15.21
Each $10k rise in BTC adds about $73/yr to your estimated yearly value.
You keep the bitcoin you mine; if BTC's price rises, what you've already mined is worth more too. Sats mined depend on network difficulty and halvings, not on price.
Estimates only, not guaranteed. Assumes Avalon Q (90 TH/s, 1,674 W), hashprice ~$36.14/PH/day (scaled from ~$36.30 at BTC ~$81k, Oct 2026), 0% pool fee, after AVL's 20% share, 25 kWh/day of surplus and 2¢/kWh export credit.
Default values reflect a summer-peak solar day (~25 kWh/day of surplus) and the lowest typical export credit (2¢/kWh); winter and average days produce less.
Open the full calculatorUse cases
One controller, many markets.
Homeowners
Put NEM 3.0 surplus to work after the battery is full.
Portable solar generators
Help your generator pay for itself: mine bitcoin with solar when it isn't needed. Backup, camping and emergency power come first.
~$201/yr for a 10 kWh generator at today's BTC (estimate)
Off-grid homes & cabins
Put curtailed solar to work once batteries are full, instead of wasting it.
Crypto exchanges
Onboard solar owners with recurring small deposits.
Solar & battery manufacturers
Integrate or license the controller.
Mining companies & pools
Distributed residential hashrate, per-home payout splits.
Why now
Exports lost most of their value
NEM 3.0 cut export credit values roughly 75% vs NEM 2.0.
A new playbook
Batteries and smarter use of surplus are now how solar pencils out.
A new option for surplus
The Solar Miner adds a use for surplus that would otherwise earn little.
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