I continue to be impressed by the deal. The Delta facility was reported as having 18 MW of power from an earlier NR as follows:
The Delta facility is considered one of the most technologically advanced greenhouses in North America, offering full propagation services with an experienced staff in a facility with 18 megawatts of power
From this latest NR:
The Delta greenhouse complex includes advanced growing systems for greenhouse HVAC, watering and lighting. It includes its own natural gas co-gen energy plant which provides cost effective electricity for lighting and heating of the large-scale greenhouse. The result is a highly efficient and one the most cost-effective growing operation in the industry.
Initially I was under the impression that the facility had an express distribution feeder to supply 18MW which is a lot of power. However in this NR they have provided further insight.
The 18 MW power supply is from natural gas co-generation which is enough power to supply a large town. Being sourced from gas co-generation means it is ideal for industrial use where both electricity and heat energy in the form of steam are supplied from the unit. It is an efficient process which can vary the amount of electricity and steam produced to match the needs of the greenhouses.
The stages can vary but the fundamental driver is to recover waste energy to be ether used in a secondary steam circuit to drive a turbine for electricity production and/or for steam diversion to the greenhouses as dictated by need.
As we know LED’s are now used for large scale greenhouses which have dramatically cut the energy requirements of these facilities. Thus it is likely that the 18 MW co-gen plant can provide energy for additional expansion or neighboring greenhouses.