Operational susceptibilities in the indoor agriculture sector compromise crop integrity. Examples of the risks associated with power faults, communication breakdown and system failures will be discussed. Resiliency is key whereby use of on-site microgrids can avoid financial loss, damage to equipment or crops and avoid business interruption. Advanced analytical anomaly detection, reporting, KPI’s, data aggregation, […]
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A microgrid is a local system of distributed energy resources and electrical loads that can operate as a single entity either in parallel to the commercial grid or independently from the grid. This presentation will showcase how the system can be used to provide emergency backup power during commercial grid outages, or when connected to […]
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It’s easy to get in the habit of relying on the flick of a switch to deliver power. But power outages happen, and even the smallest interruption can throw indoor growing operations off. Cannabis growers need to establish an energy plan to mitigate the loss of essential power infrastructure. Solar microgrids are able to provide […]
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Learn about the challenges of Seabright Farms and their path to discovering how Microgrids can solve their challenges in this new energy landscape. DR Microgrid President, AJ Perkins, gets to chat with SeaBright Farms CEO, Jonathan Lyons, about the challenges they have been facing, the discovery of opportunities and the solution that a microgrid can provide. […]
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FarmBoxFoods is taking sustainability to another level with the development of “Plant Force One”, a 100% self-contained farming unit upcycled from shipping and trucking containers. Come hear about the vision behind this and how their partnership with Vanguard Solar Services for solar-powered indoor growing solutions is optimizing energy and spurring cost savings. […]
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Cannabis cultivation in the United States is on pace to consume nearly 1.8 million megawatts-hours of electricity. That energy demand is only expected to rise and will greatly impact the operational costs for cultivators. With energy costs accounting for 20-40% of an indoor grower’s total operating costs, solar energy is a game-changer for the cannabis […]
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Cannabis cultivation in the United States is on pace to consume nearly 1.8 million megawatts-hours of electricity. That energy demand is only expected to rise and will greatly impact the operational costs for cultivators. With energy costs accounting for 20-40% of an indoor grower’s total operating costs, solar energy is a game-changer for the cannabis […]
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This presentation will cover direct solar integration into microgrid power systems for indoor growers. A combination of power comes from solar, while back-up power can still come from the grid, and on-site back-up from the natural gas generator and batteries. During power faults, the indoor growing environment will be unaffected. Lithium-ion battery energy storage system […]
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It’s easy to get in the habit of relying on the flick of a switch to deliver power. But power outages happen, and even the smallest interruption can throw indoor growing operations off. Cannabis growers need to establish an energy plan to mitigate the loss of essential power infrastructure. Solar microgrids are able to provide […]
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