> Couldn't you solve that problem by turning on LEDs just when it's cloudy? Alternatively, every time when it’s not sunny... meaning all night every night. Of

> Couldn't you solve that problem by turning on LEDs just when it's cloudy? Alternatively, every time when it’s not sunny... meaning all night every night. Of course, that would require experimenting if it’s actually more efficient, but AFAIK that’s what a MIT experiment found regarding growing basil (though they were optimising for flavour, not energy efficiency). https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613262/machine-learning-is-making-pesto-even-more-delicious/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613262/machine-learning-i...