yokonzo@lemmy.world to 196English · 5 months agoJust kind of makes sense no?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up11.04K
arrow-up11.04KimageJust kind of makes sense no?lemmy.worldyokonzo@lemmy.world to 196English · 5 months agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoAFAIK lighting is the biggest energy eater for indoor farming.
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt 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.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoArtificial lighting is not optional, otherwise it’s not indoor farming, just fancy greenhouses.
AFAIK lighting is the biggest energy eater for indoor farming.
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.
Artificial lighting is not optional, otherwise it’s not indoor farming, just fancy greenhouses.