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In recent years, the burgeoning cannabis industry in the United States has become responsible for a significant amount of energy consumption.

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Powering pot: Energy for US cannabis industry could electrify 13.5M homes

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Jack Aylmer

Energy Correspondent

In recent years, the burgeoning cannabis industry in the United States has become responsible for a significant amount of energy consumption. The electricity required nationwide for cannabis cultivation is equivalent to powering roughly 13.5 million homes, constituting about 1% of the entire country’s annual energy usage. With the industry expected to expand further, experts project that this demand could surge to 3% by 2035. Utility providers have issued warnings about the escalating energy needs of cannabis growers, cautioning that they could eventually demand as much power as a small city. Cannabis has been identified as the most energy-intensive agricultural crop…

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