Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use

Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use

Data centers may be more ubiquitous than indoor grow operations for marijuana, but the latter are as energy-intensive as the former, according to a new report by EQ Research. Indoor grows can have an energy intensity of about 2,000 watts per meter, according to the report, A Chronic Problem. A 2012 study from Berkeley Lab found that indoor marijuana production could account for as much as 1 percent of U.S. electricity use, about half the energy consumed by data centers.
Read more: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/marijuana-grow-ops-could-soon-rival-data-center-energy-use?source=Snapzu

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