Serious Concern for Nevada Cannabis Cultivators
Nevada’s medical marijuana law prevents the outdoor growth of marijuana due to security concerns. The law – which mandates that cannabis plants must not be visible to the general public for security reasons – is also creating an extra headache and increasing the bottom line for the state’s growers. The ever-present desert sun is now an option off the table.
A single 100,000 square foot facility can require up to 5 megawatts of electricity to fuel its growing operations for a year – or enough electricity to power 1,000 homes. That is also about 5% of the entire capacity of a state-based substation. Even covering an entire warehouse roof with solar cells is not enough to offset the energy drain created by such facilities.
But this is not just an issue in Nevada. Data from Colorado’s largest utility indicates that one in every 200 watts it sells goes to marijuana grow...
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