The Impact of ‘Plant Factories’ on the Electric Grid

Greentech Media
By info@greentechmedia.comNov 12, 2018, 9:28 am165 pts
When you exchange electrons for the sun, what happens to the grid? This week, we’re talking about the energy profile of indoor plant factories. Indoor farming is having a moment. Venture capitalists are investing hundreds of millions of dollars into vertical farming startups growing in urban, industrial…

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