Marijuana Growers Are Seeing the (LED) Light on Energy Efficiency

Commercial growers in Washington state are cutting their power bills in half with LEDs — and earning huge utility rebates for installation.

When Juddy and Danielle Rosellison built their marijuana grow operation in 2014, using LED lighting wasn't as widely accepted as it is today. And that's saying something, because it's still not widely accepted.

Despite some uncertainty, but with an eye towards their own personal values and a business' bottom line, the husband and wife team applied for a new construction rebate with Puget Sound Energy. That helped cut the cost of installing more efficient lighting, and along with a license from the state's Liquor Control Board the pair opened Trail Blazin' Productions in Bellingham, Wa.

Trail Blazin' are currently using VividGro lights from Lighting Science which were originally created for NASA to grow plants in space. The VividGro lights are proven to increase plant yields by 30% and potency through spectrum control of...

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