At a sustained 2000SAT value, I could see investing a lot of time and effort in building and promoting hive, at 1200SAT and lower I don't think I could extract enough to survive.

I'm coninuing with my plan, but if it drops to 1200 SAT I will probably start powering down until it gets back up to 2000. If it drops and stays b/w 1000 and 2000, but doesn't break 2000, I will probably sell.