Scientists Test Solutions for Energy-Efficient Grow Houses

Katherine E Kerlin — December 21, 2016 - 3:58pm

If Colorado’s experience is any indication, energy use is expected to spike with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, much as it did when data centers sprang up throughout the state.

For example, just two years after Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, grow houses consumed about 2 percent of the power supply in Denver alone.

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Scientists Test Solutions for Energy-Efficient Grow Houses