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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AFAIK lighting is the biggest energy eater for indoor farming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It depends. Natural lighting makes more sense closer to the equator, while ac costs are probably higher than farther north. Regardless of what the energy is spent on, it has a huge footprint.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Artificial lighting is not optional, otherwise it's not indoor farming, just fancy greenhouses.