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As “green rush” rolls on, Boulder’s Surna helping make cannabis industry more sustainable

Legal cannabis cultivation in the United States consumed 1.1 million megawatt hours of electricity in 2017 (enough to power 92,500 homes for a year,) generating 472,000 tons carbon dioxide, according to a 2018 New Frontier Data report.

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Boulder-based Vera aims to take high energy use out of marijuana cultivation equation

Alex Park and his two partners wanted to grow cannabis commercially without using an excessive amount of energy, a problem that has plagued indoor marijuana cultivation.

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Life off-grid in San Luis Valley’s high desert takes skills that few arrive with

Rodney Cook’s high desert property is littered with the stripped carcasses of worn machines, the scoured parts powering devices that sustain the lives of a dozen family members in a harsh desert environment. Many other people haven’t made it there.

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Marijuana grows — legal or not — are far from business as usual for Colorado electric companies

A gathering of Colorado utilities officials centered around the massive power draw of indoor marijuana cultivation and issues with illegal grows.

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