This Water Heater Mines Bitcoin. It Could Help Solve AI's Energy Problem

Borg 386 · Jan 30, 2026

OK, a bit on the strange side, but hey, at least you get 2 things for the price of 1

Superheat said its water heaters are designed for homes, apartments and commercial buildings. The company says it uses the same amount of energy as a standard electric water heater, but the owner will get some of that energy expense back in the form of cryptocurrency mining. How much? Superheat says you could get enough to offset the cost of heating water (which is probably your second biggest energy expense after heating and cooling your air). The Superheat H1 water heater itself is expected to cost around $2,000 -- a bit more than typical electric water heaters.

This Water Heater Mines Bitcoin. It Could Help Solve AI's Energy Problem

What do you do with the waste heat from computing? Superheat says just take a shower.

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rk911 · Jan 30, 2026

Hard pass.

echo2446 · Jan 30, 2026

Yes, this does seem like a better deal for the company than for the consumers. The consumer pays for the computing capital expenditures for the company in return for crypto that "could" offset the monthly energy cost. Besides the payback uncertainty, there would also be maintenance costs and possibly different expected equipment longevity. You might also be set up for someone to abuse (or hack) your bandwidth/network connection and attack your internal networks (if not segregated). Better wait for the fog to clear before jumping into the unknowns.

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This Water Heater Mines Bitcoin. It Could Help Solve AI's Energy Problem

Borg 386

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