AGRIFORCE Expands into Bitcoin Mining with Natural Gas-Powered Site in Alberta
In a bold move to leverage off-grid natural gas, AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) has launched its first bitcoin mining and digital compute site in Berwyn, Alberta. The site, developed in partnership with BlueFlare Energy, utilizes stranded natural gas to power 120 mining machines, drawing 425 kW and delivering more than 32 petahashes per second (PH/s) of compute power.
The Berwyn facility marks a significant operational milestone for AGRI, as part of a broader strategy to turn off-grid natural gas into energy-backed digital infrastructure. A second phase is currently under development, which will expand the site's capacity by another 200 kW. BlueFlare's systems monitor emissions and provide real-time telemetry through its proprietary operating system and carbon tracking technology.
The use of flared gas to mine bitcoin is a trend among miners looking to use a cheaper source of energy to offset the margin squeeze in the industry. For several years, flared gas bitcoin mining has been a way for oil and gas companies to monetize otherwise wasted excess natural gas produced during drilling.
This deployment is part of AGRI's three-pronged strategy: mining bitcoin, building modular compute infrastructure, and monetizing energy directly. The company has signed a new binding agreement with BlueFlare to expand operations to two additional Alberta sites, in Oyen and Hinton. Combined, these deployments could add 1.3 MW of natural-gas-powered compute, supporting tasks beyond bitcoin mining such as AI model inference and edge computing for industrial devices.
By tapping unused energy reserves and bringing them online quickly, AGRI is sidestepping grid dependencies and positioning itself as a player in the intersection of energy markets and decentralized infrastructure. The company has already mined seven BTC across its Alberta and Ohio sites and plans to retain up to half of its bitcoin holdings while using the rest for operational expansion.
AGRI aims to scale to 1 exahash per second (EH/s) of compute capacity by Q1 2026, further solidifying its position as a leading player in the decentralized infrastructure space. With this ambitious goal in mind, AGRI is poised to become a major force in the integration of off-grid natural gas into the digital economy.
