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A  says all the indoor marijuana growing operations springing up in Washington state could put a significant demand on the region's power supplies. And planners are keeping a close eye on the situation.
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I thought about leaving off the parenthetical comment in the title, just to get all your hopes up (or down), but nobody likes clickbait.
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The Northwest Power and Conservation Council is currently updating its 20-year forecast of regional electricity demand as part of the Northwest Power Plan - which it issues every five years.
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Anyway, while perusing the excellent team salary database at ShamSports, I noticed that in the wake of losing LeBron, the  appear to have a 2016 plan in motion. See for yourself . The Heat page does not include Bosh's five-year max contract at the time of this post, but apart from that, their only guaranteed contract is  at $5.8 million. Combined with Bosh's roughly $23.6 million, they'll have only $29.4 million on the books, <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Mary-Janes>Louboutin Mary Janes</a>  which leaves them plenty of room to sign a max free agent or several sizeable non-max deals.
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Pot growing caught the attention of planners after seeing what happened in Colorado, where the explosion of growers and large scale industrial operations fueled massive energy consumption, says Tom Eckman, director of the <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes Sale</a>  council's Power Planning Division.
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This looming cap space looks very calculated: post-LeBron, the Heat have re-signed , , and  to two-year deals, and Udonis Haslem's room-exception contract is at most two years, as well. Their free agent signings,  and , are both for two years. These moves leave them with only exceptions to work with next summer, barring major trades, but effectively clear their roster for the summer of 2016. Next question: who's a free agent that summer?
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Eckman says it takes the same amount of electricity to grow just four pot plants indoors as it does to power 29 refrigerators.
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There's a nice list on . It's a free agent class full of major <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Las-Vegas>Kate Spade Las Vegas</a>  names:  and are the biggest names, along with aging former stars , Dwyane Wade, , and David Lee. It's a good crop of centers, featuring , , our very own , , , and .
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"You're installing 1,000 watt lights over about every two plants and running those 16-18 hours a day to grow the product over a 10, 12, 14 week cycle. It's a pretty significant consumption of electricity."
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There are a number of other big contracts ending, and the Heat will also have the opportunity to throw money at restricted free agents from the draft class of 2012. The major names from this draft appear to be , , , and Andre Drummond. With all their cap space, the Heat could try signing one of these players to a max offer sheet, one that their original teams may be unable or unwilling to match.
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The council studied a number of growers across the state earlier this summer after they were granted licenses by the Washington State <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/anel.php> Christian Louboutin Shoes Outlet</a>  Liquor Control Board. It determined demand for electricity could grow between 60 and 160 average megawatts over the next few years.
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This doesn't really seem to impact the all that much, as their next major cap space offseason appears to be the following summer, and Noah is our only free agent. However, I thought it was interesting by comparison with the Bulls' recent offseason work. The Heat appear to be putting into motion a solid plan to redo their roster with major free agents in a couple of years. They've structured their contracts nicely so they all end at the same time, and they've planned their cap space to coincide with perhaps the best free agent class possible. Contrast this with the Bulls, who seem like they have a major contract ending every year, and couldn't muster up the cap space to sign Melo, and ended up signing Gasol, hardly the same caliber of player. The Heat plan does come at a price, as they will probably field a solid <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Envy-By-Gucci>Gucci Sale</a>  but non-contending team for the next two seasons while they wait for their cap space to come up.
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"That's significant," Eckman says. "That's about half of the size of a new combustion turbine gas generating plant."
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But hey, maybe they'll sign  in 2016!
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To put it in perspective, the council compared marijuana production to aluminum. And Eckman says the findings were surprising.
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"It takes about 5,000 kilowatt hours to produce a kilogram of cannabis. When we were looking in history it took about 15-20 kilowatt hours to produce a kilogram of aluminum in this region."
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The demand could be far greater if other states in the region legalize marijuana as well.
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While the planning process is used to determine demand and the best way to deliver more power, the council also studied ways the industry can reduce energy use by improving efficiencies.
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Growers could lower electricity used by about 30 percent by increasing their use of LED lighting and high efficiency heating and ventilation systems, Eckman says.
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He also says the council found energy-efficient LED systems increased the yield of two strains of pot by 6 percent, which could be a big incentive for growers.
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It's all just part of what will become an increasing focus <a href=http://www.symbiose.ca/images/christianlouboutin.gwij.php>Christian Louboutin Sale</a>  for the council in coming years as more growers go into business. But in the end, he says while it brings some societal issues with it, the council isn't treating marijuana any differently than a data center or other industry.
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"It's different than a lot of the other things we look at that increase electrical consumption. The Facebook data center is pretty visible in the neighborhood. And this particular agricultural growth product tends to be a little more invisible in the neighborhoods," he says. "But still, it's just another use."
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Revision as of 00:24, 30 September 2014

I thought about leaving off the parenthetical comment in the title, just to get all your hopes up (or down), but nobody likes clickbait. Anyway, while perusing the excellent team salary database at ShamSports, I noticed that in the wake of losing LeBron, the appear to have a 2016 plan in motion. See for yourself . The Heat page does not include Bosh's five-year max contract at the time of this post, but apart from that, their only guaranteed contract is at $5.8 million. Combined with Bosh's roughly $23.6 million, they'll have only $29.4 million on the books, <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Mary-Janes>Louboutin Mary Janes</a> which leaves them plenty of room to sign a max free agent or several sizeable non-max deals. This looming cap space looks very calculated: post-LeBron, the Heat have re-signed , , and to two-year deals, and Udonis Haslem's room-exception contract is at most two years, as well. Their free agent signings, and , are both for two years. These moves leave them with only exceptions to work with next summer, barring major trades, but effectively clear their roster for the summer of 2016. Next question: who's a free agent that summer? There's a nice list on . It's a free agent class full of major <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Las-Vegas>Kate Spade Las Vegas</a> names: and are the biggest names, along with aging former stars , Dwyane Wade, , and David Lee. It's a good crop of centers, featuring , , our very own , , , and . There are a number of other big contracts ending, and the Heat will also have the opportunity to throw money at restricted free agents from the draft class of 2012. The major names from this draft appear to be , , , and Andre Drummond. With all their cap space, the Heat could try signing one of these players to a max offer sheet, one that their original teams may be unable or unwilling to match. This doesn't really seem to impact the all that much, as their next major cap space offseason appears to be the following summer, and Noah is our only free agent. However, I thought it was interesting by comparison with the Bulls' recent offseason work. The Heat appear to be putting into motion a solid plan to redo their roster with major free agents in a couple of years. They've structured their contracts nicely so they all end at the same time, and they've planned their cap space to coincide with perhaps the best free agent class possible. Contrast this with the Bulls, who seem like they have a major contract ending every year, and couldn't muster up the cap space to sign Melo, and ended up signing Gasol, hardly the same caliber of player. The Heat plan does come at a price, as they will probably field a solid <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Envy-By-Gucci>Gucci Sale</a> but non-contending team for the next two seasons while they wait for their cap space to come up. But hey, maybe they'll sign in 2016!

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