“Bitcoin miners cannot use preferential rates,” the Ministry of Energy said.

The sad but expected news for bitcoin miners is that due to the fact that mining is not for household needs, you will not be able to use preferential rates for mining. It is necessary to distinguish between the various purposes of electricity consumption by citizens - these are their own needs and entrepreneurial activity. The latter tariff, by the way, is applied not only to large organizations, but also to individuals.

The department clarified: if you carry out commercial activities in a residential area, then recalculation of the cost of payment within the framework of business tariffs is not excluded. However, some governors are willing to provide platforms for industrial mining. This will help reduce the load on the electrical network.

The need to apply different tariffs for electricity in the Ministry of Energy was announced last month.