# Solo Mining Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh on Litecoin (LTC)

Machine-readable solo mining datasheet for running **Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh** on the **Litecoin (LTC)** Scrypt network. Evaluates hashrate output, electrical operational expenditure, Poisson block-finding probabilities, and mining economics tracked by BackPoW.

## Executive Summary

- Target Rig: Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh (ASIC)
- Target Network: Litecoin (LTC) — Algorithm: Scrypt
- Rig Hashrate: 16.98 GH/s (1.697790e+10 H/s)
- Power Consumption: 3,570 W (85.68 kWh/day)
- Energy Efficiency: 210.27 J/GH
- Network Hashrate: 2.88 PH/s (2.883830e+15 H/s)
- Network Hash Share: 5.887276e-06 (0.000589%)
- Expected Block Discovery: about a 1-in-1 chance per year (mean time: ~289.7 days)
- Operational Breakeven Electricity: 0.0171 USD/kWh

## Solo Mining Metrics Table

| Metric | Value | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mining Device | Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh | text | Hardware model name |
| Device Class | ASIC | text | ASIC, GPU, or CPU architecture |
| Device Hashrate | 16.98 GH/s | H/s | Nominal hashrate on Scrypt |
| Device Power Draw | 3,570 | Watts | Power consumption at wall |
| Energy Efficiency | 210.27 J/GH | unit | Energy per unit hash computation |
| Network Hashrate | 2.88 PH/s | H/s | Total active network hash power |
| Network Difficulty | 97104845.62396294 | number | Current consensus target difficulty |
| Block Time (Observed) | 147.4 | seconds | Average interval between blocks |
| Block Reward | 6.2500 | LTC | Full coinbase block reward + fees |
| Coin Spot Price | 67.7300 | USD | Current market exchange rate |
| Single Block Value | 423.31 | USD | Gross fiat value of one block |
| Mean Time to Block | 289.7 days | time | T = (Nethash / Hashrate) * BlockTime |
| Daily Block Probability | 0.3445% | percent | 24-hour Poisson chance |
| Monthly Block Probability | 9.84% | percent | 30-day Poisson chance |
| 1-Year Block Probability | 71.65% | percent | 365-day Poisson chance |
| 3-Year Block Probability | 97.72% | percent | 3-year cumulative chance |
| Expected Blocks / Year | 1.2606 | count | Average over 365.25 days |
| Daily Gross Output | 0.021571 | LTC | Expected daily coin yield |
| Daily Gross Value | 1.46 | USD | Revenue before power costs |
| Daily Energy Consumed | 85.68 | kWh/day | Kilowatt-hours consumed |
| Power Cost @ 0.05 USD/kWh | 4.28 | USD/day | Low industrial tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.08 USD/kWh | 6.85 | USD/day | Standard mining tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.10 USD/kWh | 8.57 | USD/day | Residential tariff |
| Breakeven Electricity | 0.0171 | USD/kWh | Max rate before loss |
| Hardware Price | 4,300 / 5,000 / 6,000 USD | USD | Market range (min / med / max) |

## Poisson Block Discovery Model & Variance

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson process where every hash attempt has an identical, independent success probability.

- Formula: `P(X >= 1) = 1 - exp(-t / T)`
- `t` is mining duration in seconds
- `T` is mean time between blocks: `T = (Network Hashrate / Miner Hashrate) * Block Time`

Luck percentile table (reference electricity rate 0.08 USD/kWh):

| Luck Scenario | Percentile | Duration | Power (kWh) | Cost @ 0.08 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10% Lucky Hit | 10th | 30.5 days | 2,615.6 | 209.25 USD |
| 50% Median | 50th | 200.8 days | 17,207.4 | 1,376.59 USD |
| 90% Bad Luck | 90th | 1.8 years | 57,161.8 | 4,572.94 USD |
| 95% Extreme Drought | 95th | 2.4 years | 74,369.2 | 5,949.53 USD |

## Hardware Benchmark Profile

- Device: Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh
- Slug: bitmain-antminer-l9-17gh
- Architecture: ASIC
- Algorithm: Scrypt
- Hashrate: 16.98 GH/s
- Power: 3,570 W
- Efficiency: 210.27 J/GH
- Market Cost: 4,300 / 5,000 / 6,000 USD

## Blockchain Network Overview

- Blockchain: Litecoin (LTC)
- Consensus: Scrypt
- Network Hashrate: 2.88 PH/s (2.883830e+15 H/s)
- Difficulty: 97104845.62396294
- Block Time: 147.4 seconds
- Block Reward: 6.2500 LTC (approx 423.31 USD)
- Spot Price: 67.7300 USD
- Cost of Production (Flagship): 22.22 USD (Lokotech Hashblade)

## Tracked Solo Mining Pools

Solo pools for Litecoin (LTC) routing 100% of block rewards to the miner address:

| Pool Name | Fee | Link | Low Hashrate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mining-dutch.nl | 1% | [mining-dutch.nl](https://www.mining-dutch.nl/pools/litecoin.php) | No |
| hashpoolpro.com | 1% | [hashpoolpro.com](https://hashpoolpro.com) | No |
| zsolo.bid | 1% | [zsolo.bid](https://zsolo.bid) | No |
| baikalmine.com | 1% | [baikalmine.com](https://baikalmine.com/pools/solo/ltc/dashboard) | No |
| luckymonster.pro | 1.5% | [luckymonster.pro](https://luckymonster.pro) | No |
| solopool.org | 2% | [solopool.org](https://ltc.solopool.org) | No |
| molepool.com | 2% | [molepool.com](https://ltc.molepool.com) | No |
| fastpool.xyz | 0.1% | [fastpool.xyz](https://fastpool.xyz/ltc) | Yes |
| jackpool.ru | 0.5% | [jackpool.ru](https://jackpool.ru/#ltc_scrypt) | Yes |
| solohash.co.uk | 0.5% | [solohash.co.uk](https://solohash.co.uk/pool/litecoin-solo) | Yes |

## Machine-Readable JSON Summary

```json
{
  "coin_id": "Litecoin",
  "coin_name": "Litecoin",
  "ticker": "LTC",
  "algorithm": "Scrypt",
  "hardware_name": "Bitmain Antminer L9 17Gh",
  "hardware_slug": "bitmain-antminer-l9-17gh",
  "hardware_type": "ASIC",
  "miner_hashrate_h_s": 16977900000.0,
  "power_watts": 3570.0,
  "efficiency": "210.27 J/GH",
  "network_hashrate_h_s": 2883829707813233.5,
  "difficulty": 97104845.62396294,
  "block_time_seconds": 147.38,
  "block_reward_coins": 6.25,
  "spot_price_usd": 67.73,
  "single_block_value_usd": 423.3125,
  "mean_time_to_block_seconds": 25033650.94254969,
  "daily_block_probability": 0.0034454052696046844,
  "monthly_block_probability": 0.09836061197839041,
  "yearly_block_probability": 0.7165181489190755,
  "expected_blocks_per_year": 1.2606071752147647,
  "daily_gross_usd": 1.4610014369831625,
  "daily_kwh": 85.67999999999999,
  "breakeven_electricity_usd_per_kwh": 0.017051837499803487,
  "hardware_price_usd": {
    "min": 4300.0,
    "median": 5000.0,
    "max": 6000.0
  },
  "retrieved_utc": "2026-10-07T20:25:28Z"
}
```

## Provenance & Integration Links

- Retrieved: 2026-10-07T20:25:28Z
- Canonical HTML page: https://backpow.com/Litecoin/bitmain-antminer-l9-17gh
- Coin datasheet: https://backpow.com/Litecoin.md
- Hardware datasheet: https://backpow.com/hardware/bitmain-antminer-l9-17gh.md
- Solo pools directory: https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md
- Live queries over MCP: https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp (tools `calculate_solo_mining_odds`, `get_hardware_benchmarks`)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://backpow.com/llms.txt