Hut 8: Drumheller, Alberta

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Hut 8: Drumheller, Alberta

Year Built: 2018

Utility Provider: ATCO Electric

Ownership: Hut 8 Corp leases the land. the building.

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Site History

2017: Bitfury leases land on Drumheller's North Hill and installs containerized bitcoin miners.
2018: Hut 8 adds 12 more BlockBox mining containers.
March 2024: Hut 8 shuts the site, citing high energy costs and voltage issues, and keeps the lease.
March 2026: Hut 8 re-energizes the site for about 11,300 American Bitcoin miners.

Project Profile

Operator: Hut 8
Tenant: American Bitcoin (a Hut 8 subsidiary)
Location: Starland County, north of Drumheller
Status: Operational

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Township Road 294 ( SE 27-29-20-W4M )

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Hut 8 is one of North America's oldest, largest and most innovative digital asset miners in the world. Hut has one of the highest installed capacity rates in the industry and is the largest holder of self-mined Bitcoin of publicly traded companies globally.

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