EP120 Cannabis and Energy: A Growing Dilemma with Evan Mills PhD

About this episode

Evan Mills PhD discusses energy efficiency in cannabis cultivation and the challenges posed by political and economic preferences for indoor growing.

Now is the time for cultivators to discover energy efficient solutions to growing cannabis. On episode 120 of Shaping Fire, host Shango Los welcomes Evan Mills PhD to talk about the new 2025 update to his groundbreaking 2012 paper on cannabis energy consumption, ways in which cultivators can become more energy efficient, and how entrenched political and economic preference is given to indoor cultivation, making everything more difficult.

People in this episode

Host: Shango Los

Guest: Evan Mills PhD

Topics covered

• cannabis cultivation
• energy efficiency
• political preferences
• economic factors
• sustainability

Keywords

• cannabis
• energy consumption
• cultivation
• efficiency
• politics
• economics
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2012 paper on cannabis energy consumption

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