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Maybe for expensive microgreens. Otherwise your energy costs are prohibitive. Utah State’s Extension service did a good analysis [1]. Indoor farming energy cos
by maliker 8y ago
Maybe for expensive microgreens. Otherwise your energy costs are prohibitive.
Utah State’s Extension service did a good analysis [1]. Indoor farming energy costs only add about 30% to your cost of tomatoes, but 10,000% for wheat.
Of course this assumes you can get an acre of indoor space for the same price as an acre of cropland. And can also amportize your hardware costs over many growing seasons to drive them to zero. Probably not good assumptions.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISAKc9gpGjw&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISAKc9gpGjw&feature=youtu.be