How One Cannabis Grower Is Keeping Things Sustainable
November 10, 2021 
Glass House Farms, the top-selling cannabis flower brand in California, has released its first-ever sustainability report. As the carbon footprint and energy consumption associated with today’s cannabis industry is of increasing concern, Glass House partnered with Seinergy to conduct an in-depth analysis of its environmental footprint. Key findings from the report include:
Electric Energy Use Intensity
Glass House Farms uses 90.2% less electricity than the average cannabis greenhouse and 95% less electricity than average indoor grows.
- Glass House: 13 kilowatt-hours per square foot
- Average Greenhouse: 134 kilowatt-hours per square foot
- Average Indoor: 161 kilowatt-hours per square foot
Carbon Productivity
Glass House Farms emits 67.8% less carbon than the average cannabis greenhouse and 96.2% less carbon than the average indoor grown.
- Glass House: 101 kilograms CO2 per kilogram flower
- Average Greenhouse: 314 kilograms CO2 per kilogram flower
- Average Indoor: 2,643 kilograms CO2 per kilogram flower
In other words, it requires the same amount of energy to 1 ounce of indoor flower as it does 10 ounces of Glass House flower.
Learn more at GlassHouseFarms.org.
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