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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 54 MIN

THE MINING POD: Pacific Northwest Bitcoin Mining w/ Beau Turner

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Oregon and Washington should be havens for bitcoin miners, but red tape and a lack of curtailment programs are holding the states back. Get the headlines that matter, right when they hit the wire: Join our Telegram group for market moving news on top Bitcoin equities like $MSTR, $MARA, $RIOT, $CLSK, and more:  https://t.me/blockspacenews Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Beau Turner, the CEO and co-founder of Abundant Mines, joins us to talk about Pacific Northwest Bitcoin mining. Oregon and Washington have some of America's lowest power rates thanks to abundant hydropower, but there's less mining in the region than you might think. Beau explains the barriers keeping hashrate from the PNW, 9.9MW capacity limits, Oregon’s burgeoning curtailment programs, AI competition for power, and how early miners "poisoned the well" in 2018. Subscribe to our newsletter!  **Notes:** • Oregon industrial power: 6-8¢/kWh • Pacific NW has 200-500MW mining capacity • BPA limits sites to 9.9MW blocks • 100% bonus depreciation now available • Texas has several gigawatts vs PNW Timestamps 00;00;00;00 Start 00;03;28;00 Starting Abundant Mines 00;08;59;09 Pacific Northwest Mining 00;11;24;24 Why not more PNW mining? 00;16;34;12 Industry prospects 00;19;50;29 Smaller is better in PNW 00;22;27;28 Hydro generation 00;24;20;29 Cleanspark 00;24;49;26 Oregon curtailment 00;28;30;23 Power purchase agreements 00;32;09;29 Bitcoin is for Everyone 00;34;05;21 Changes since the halving 00;36;44;25 Depreciating equipment 00;41;57;05 ASIC prices 00;46;20;21 Peak US hashrate? 00;51;30;23 Wrap up 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner!®, is a market-leading, pure play Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship to monetize low-cost, high reliability energy while securing the most important finite, global asset – Bitcoin. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 👉 Colorado Air Filter, Leaders In Mining HVAC Solutions! Pick from 6 different filtration brands from MERV 8 pleats to HEPA filters. Get your mine in top shape before the heat and dust of this summer comes! Contact [email protected] Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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