How Cannabis Growers Are Focused on Smart Lighting Investment
November 12, 2020 
Fluence by OSRAM, which provides energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and agriculture production, has released findings from its fifth annual “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report.
The report unveils insights from cultivators throughout North America surveyed by Readex Research, a nationally recognized, third-party research house.
Fluence CEO David Cohen notes the year-over-year rise in LED adoption and that more growers are placing greater emphasis on scientific research to support product development.
Revealing tripled LED usage across all stages of cultivation over the last five years, this year’s report reflects on the evolving and maturing cannabis market through yearly comparisons and supporting insights from leading researchers and commercial cannabis cultivators. Key findings include:
- LED usage is the preferred lighting method among cultivators across cultivation stages, with more than 50% of respondents reporting LED lighting usage in propagation, vegetation and flowering.
- “Light spectrum” moved to the No. 1 most important factor when purchasing a lighting fixture — tied with light intensity.
- A greater number of cultivators measure how much light their crops receive—72% in 2020 compared to 55% in 2016.
- 17% of cultivators said that ensuring consistent, even lighting across crops is a top operational challenge.
The report’s insights from commercial growers and industry researchers emphasize the importance of choosing and implementing a lighting strategy that optimizes plant quality, yield, and operational efficiency.
“We’ve worked with LED technology for several years now, and its benefits have become increasingly apparent throughout each crop cycle,” says David Bernard-Perron, Vice President of Growing Operations for The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD), a leading producer of premium certified organic cannabis. “With LEDs, we have greater control over our entire cultivation system, allowing us to reorganize and optimize the workflow in our vegetative area, significantly increase our facility’s overall efficiency and to stack crops vertically, increasing production surface area. Most importantly, we are cultivating some of our most beautiful, high-quality plants under broad spectrum LED technology.”
Click here to download the report.
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