Colorado is going to need some new sources of energy

[indie9197]

I did a quick calculation on how much electricity it would take to grow six plants. Assuming a 1000w bulb, 16 hrs /day, 30 days per month= about 500 kw-hrs per month. That is an extra $50 per month. Maybe you could use a smaller bulb which would be cheaper.

I assume a lot of people will grow their own which will probably put a strain on the grid.

[CC]

1. Lots of fracking going

on in CO. They'll have plenty of energy. Not everyone is going to grow or smoke pot, it just seems like it in these early days of legal sales.

[FarCenter]

2. google "marijuana led grow lights"

You need high-efficiency, low heat lights tuned to provide the right spectrum for the best production.

[indie9197]

5. Down to $25 per month !

But they are pricey-$500 to $1000. Lots of science goes into those lights, pretty interesting.

[bluestate10]

10. The lights can be had for a couple hundred buck. The array size is small, bu the array

is kick ass efficient in the light it puts out and the coverage of that light. A single person growing for himself or herself need just one small array. Commercial growers need big arrays, but those people also have more capital to work with and most likely set up sophisticated greenhouses that can run up to several hundred thousand dollars in price.

[mike_c]

3. the amount of cannibis produced is a function of the number of consumers...

...for the most part. They're going to consume X amount of cannabis annually. Whether that X amount is produced in a few large warehouse facilities or in many converted garages has less impact on the energy required to grow it-- it's the same general quantity regardless, and therefore requires roughly the same energy input to produce. It's just more broadly distributed. So's the fire hazard, so all you prospective new indoor growers have a care with wiring, ventilation, and fire prevention!

[indie9197]

8. Good point if their source is in Colorado.

I have no idea where the herb they are smoking comes from. But I bet there will be a lot of new growers now that wouldnt have risked it before.

[1000words]

4. Indoor grow vs. Outdoor grow

First, if you know what you are doing, six plants is going to yield somewhere around 4-8 ounces. Unless you are a total pothead, and I mean "gone pro" type of pothead, that's a lot of weed. Most would only need to do one grow for a year's worth of recreational consumption. That grow can be started outside in Spring and harvested early Fall.

[indie9197]

7. True, I think a lockable greenhouse would be legal

I don't know how the Colorado climate ranks for that, though.

[Silent3]

6. Maybe legalized 'shrooms are next

No light needed at all.

[bluestate10]

9. Green house lighting has moved to high tech grow lights. The light arrays use LED

light emission. The wavelength that an array emits is optimized to provide only the part of the solar light spectral that the targeted plant uses to grow and produce fruit. LED lighting is considerably more energy efficient than traditional lighting in terms of energy use.