The Importance of Backup Generators for Grow Ops
Backup Generators for Grow Ops
Growing cannabis is an intricate operation that relies heavily on steady, consistent power to be successful. Rolling brownouts and blackouts that last even an hour can negatively impact your crop and result in devastating loss in your investment.
Importance of Backup Power
Marijuana plants require very specific environments and have very specific needs that must be maintained in order to achieve the highest yield in product.
Marijuana plants need to either be rooted into something (mixtures, fertilizer, and soil) or be maintained via use of hydroponics. These plants also need water via an automated or drip system. Most importantly, these plants need lots of light.
If lack of light exposure for these plants exceed a few hours, the plants may start to prematurely “flower”, which results in significantly lower yields.
For grow ops that heavily rely on timers, fans, dehumidifiers, or automated feeding machines, power outages can take down all these systems and cause devastating consequences to the entire operation.
Major Considerations
When installing a commercial generator for grow operations, you need to consider a few items.
While generator site-planning for installation is one item, another is calculating your total power requirements and needs.
Most grow ops that use backup commercial generators generally calculate about 10 to 20 percent of total power needs. This is usually just enough to keep key equipment and operations running, until the main power comes back up.
Additional Factors
In addition to the cost of the generator itself, you will need to hire a master electrician to help with the cabling, installation of the cables, and any wiring work that needs to be done.
You will also need to install an ATS switch, which stands for Automatic Transfer Switch. In the event of a power outage, this switch will automatically prompt the generator to kick in and provide power right away.
The greatest cost to factor in is the fuel cost.
There are two main fuel types used in commercial generators, which are diesel and natural gas.
The pros and cons for each can be found here.
The Woodstock Power Company Experience
We have industry experts that focus on commercial backup power generator sets, with in-depth industry knowledge to help you choose the right generator that fits your needs.
Our experts are ready to assist you from answering any questions you may have about power generator sets to helping you find the best selection in our inventory based on:
- Peak & Average Power Requirements
- Fuel Preference (Natural Gas or Diesel)
- Portability & Stationary Power
- Prime & Standby Generator Requirements
- Available Space & Exhaust Restrictions
Our experts are also able to help coach you on prime, continuous, and standby power generators, as well as finding the best surplus, new, or used generator that best fits your required application.
We carry only the most top rated new, used, and surplus power generator sets for sale, providing you with a great value generator that will fit your budget.
Our generators have been thoroughly inspected, serviced, and verified, which ensures that you will be buying a quality generator that you can depend on. If a generator is not up to par with industry standards, we make all necessary repairs or modifications, and fully test every generator before we sell. This ensures a full turnkey generator that’s ready to fire up and go!
Due to our wide selection of generator sets, we’re confident that we can find the model that best suits your operational needs.
We also buy used generators in good quality, if you have already upgraded and you’re looking to sell your older model.
Feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or inquiries to learn more about the Woodstock Power Company experience and the quality level of products & services we provide.