The difference, ShastaCoMan, is that no greenhouse gasses are being produced to run these electronic lights, pumps, or fans.

An off-the-grid self-sufficient grow would indeed be cool! I have seen an educational setup like that at my old university; they had a windmill as well as a trailer-mounted array of photovoltaic cells and batteries, and were using them to power several 400w lamps and an irrigation pump. Together they were powerful enough that we were able to throw small concerts using their equipment and it would still run the lights through the night when we shut down in the early morning.

Sorry to dissapoint you, Shasta. I hope you get your farm up and running, and share some of the juicy details with us! :smokin:
caregiver420 Reviewed by caregiver420 on . CareGiver420's first medicinal grow! Now 100% wind powered! I am (allegedly, but everything here is to be taken with a grain of salt) the authorized caregiver for a sufferer of Crohn's Disease (who is prescribed marijuana to be able to feed himself), and I am helping to oversee the construction of his grow as well as teaching him the skills he needs to properly cultivate his medicine. This medicinal patient has opted to pay a little more on his electric bill each month to have his service come entirely from the local wind farm! I am also playing around Rating: 5