- An Overview
What Is Flat Fee vs. Direct Billing?
Other hosts will use fancy terms like “Precision Billing” or “Direct Billing” that sound official and trustworthy. But what these models actually do is expose customers to third-party risk.
What does that mean?
That rates can fluctuate based on energy usage. In most hosting facilities that rely on direct meter or plug-level billing, clients are at the mercy of how well the facility is managed — including cleanliness, temperature control, and machine maintenance.
If machines are full of bugs, covered in dirt, and placed in boxes with poor airflow and rarely changed filters, they will run inefficiently.
That inefficiency generates more heat and consumes more power. Because of the direct billing setup, those added costs are passed on to the customer.
There is no control. The client depends entirely on the facility operator, who often has no financial motivation to keep things clean or optimized. Whether the machines run well or not doesn’t impact them.
In fact, hotter and less efficient machines use more electricity, which increases the gap between what they pay and what they charge the customer.
That setup can actually reward poor maintenance
- Why Work With Us
Why Abundant Mines Is Different
Abundant Mines uses a flat fee model that removes all doubt and unpredictability. Here’s what that means:
If we allow machines to get dirty or clogged, or if we fail to manage airflow and change filters consistently, the cost of operation increases — but that cost is not passed to the customer. It’s on us.
Our flat fee structure means we take on the risk.
That gives every technician and team member a reason to keep machines as clean and efficient as possible.We conduct bi-annual Level 2 cleanings, perform regular filter swaps, and inspect airflow systems consistently.
We do this to honor our promise to customers, but also because it makes financial sense for us. Poorly maintained rigs cost us more to host, so it’s in our best interest to run things properly.
- The Bottom Line