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Where Marijuana Plants Flourish Under Energy-Saving Lights- Nov 25

Where Marijuana Plants Flourish Under Energy-Saving LED Lights- Nov 25, New York Times

TUMWATER, Wash. — Behind the covered windows of a nondescript two-story building near the Olympia Regional Airport, hundreds of marijuana plants were flowering recently in the purple haze of 40 LED lights.

It was part of a high-stakes experiment in energy conservation — an undertaking subsidized by the local electric company. With cannabis cultivation poised to become a big business in some parts of the country, power companies and government officials hope it will grow into a green industry.

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