Want to grow the biggest buds and score the highest yields, but sick and tired of enormous energy bills?

Are you wishing there was some way to turn your energy bill into an energy check?

All these things can be solved with a Solar Energy system designed & built by iSolar in Minnesota. Growing four pounds of marijuana at an indoor facility can consume as much electricity as the average American home uses in a year.

Cannabis growth is now responsible for 1% of all U.S. electricity consumption per year, and this consumption is expected to increase to 3% by 2035. Given Minnesota’s short outdoor season, many farmers are turning to indoor grow ops or hybrid greenhouses. Sounds like an expensive energy bill to me.

With Minnesota’s weather ranging from 105F in the summer to -40F in the winter, these indoor grow spaces need to be equipped with powerful heating and cooling systems to maintain the proper climate for our little green friends. This is no easy feat; the draw power alone is enough energy to power a whole neighborhood for an entire year. And that’s all before talking about lighting!

Lighting is the main energy consumption monster in the cannabis industry. Luckily modern LED technology is catching up to HPS bulbs and we are starting to see the industry transition to more LED lights. This change may seem minor but the energy consumption between HPS and LED is quite large and in fact LED lights run significantly cooler than HPS saving on wasted heating and cooling.

This information is great but how does solar help me grow the biggest bushes? iSolar can provide you with an energy solution. No longer will you have to pay your energy provider instead of getting paid by them. From residential to commercial, you can turn that empty roof into a money generating space.

Solar can also be paired with energy storage systems to protect you from black outs. As a Cannabis farmer nothing is worse than having your entire operation go dark. This can cause intense stress and could cause your plants to begin their flowering transformation depending on how long the blackout is. This can cost the farmer Millions of dollars and take months to get all the rooms back on schedule.

Having an energy backup system is a must.

Follow the link for an example of the savings for a ground mount solar project:
https://isolarmn.com/blog/the-real-costs-and-benefits-of-a-solar-project-in-minnesota-surprising-results/

Many projects that receive USDA grant will have a payback of less than 3 years!