Bitcoin Mining Electricity Use Surges 38% to 190 TWh Amid AI Pivot

Global Bitcoin mining power consumption jumps to 190 TWh. While 10% of miners deploy AI/HPC, most explore transitions, highlighting electricity as the key competitive asset for infrastructure shifts.

Woofun AI data shows that global annual electricity consumption for Bitcoin mining increased from 138 terawatt-hours between June 2024 and December 2025 to approximately 190 TWh. Alexander Neumüller of the Cambridge Alternative Finance Center noted that while miners possess advantages in low-cost power and grid regulation, access to electricity does not guarantee readiness for AI data center construction. Currently, roughly 10% of mining firms utilize power for AI or high-performance computing, with over 40% exploring similar transformations. Future integration models may include building large AI data centers, offering distributed hash rate services, maintaining Bitcoin mining operations, or becoming grid service providers.