As Pot-Growing Expands, Electricity Demands Tax U.S. Grids
- Equipment causes emissions equal to those of New Hampshire
- The industry's energy use is undoing cities' efficiency gains
Pot's Not Green! Cannabis May Be Draining Power Supply
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Pot’s not green.
The $3.5 billion U.S. cannabis market is emerging as one of the nation’s most power-hungry industries, with the 24-hour demands of thousands of indoor growing sites taxing aging electricity grids and unraveling hard-earned gains in energy conservation.