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case Study

DeRP Farms - Kingman, AZ

DeRP Farms is a medical marijuana cultivation operation based out of Kingman, Arizona. Using their main indoor flower grow room, DeRP Farms tested four different lighting products over four separate 6' x 20' tables for a complete 45-day flower cycle. This side-by-side comparison included Growlite's VARIUS® LED Series Light Bars, two other competing LED systems, as well as their current source of lighting, Growlite's OG 600W HPS lighting system.

6% HIGHER THC CONTENT ON AVERAGE*

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All tests were performed on their Wedding Cake strain. All plants used in the testing were previously run through the veg cycle using the same parameters, lighting, and feedings. As the 45-day flower cycle concluded, a sample of each table was sent to a third-party laboratory for THC and Cannabinoid content analysis.

The VARIUS by Growlite led in all categories.


YIELD COMPARISON

LAYOUT & TEST RESULTS
VARIUS® LED SERIES
GENERAL LED FIXTURES
LEADING LED FIXTURES
OG/600W HPS LAMPS
TABLE SIZE
6' X 20'
6' X 20'
6' X 20'
6' X 20'
LIGHT FIXTURES
90W VARIUS LED SERIES LIGHT BARS
650W GENERAL LED FIXTURE
630W LEADING LED FIXTURE
600W HPS OG VERTICAL REFLECTOR
TOTAL FIXTURE QUANTITIES
27 LED LIGHT BARS
Four (4) (3' X 3' LED LIGHTS)
Four (4) (24 LED LIGHT BARS)
10
TOTAL WATTAGE
2,430W
2,600W
2,520W
6,000W
TOTAL THC
23.72% 237.17mg/g
17.89% 178.89mg/g
20.31% 203.06mg/g
20.31% 203.10mg/g
TOTAL CANNABINOID
28.10% 281mg/g
21.30% 213mg/g
24.30% 243mg/g
24.20% 242mg/g
TOTAL THC-A
26.44% 264.4mg/g
19.90% 199mg/g
22.65% 226.5mg/g
22.71% 227.1mg/g
TOTAL DELTA 9 THC
0.52% 5.2mg/g
0.39% 3.9mg/g
0.41% 4.1mg/g
0.41% 4.1mg/g

LED vs HPS Energy Savings

HID to LED Transition Comparison
VARIUS® LED SERIES
HID 600W LAMP HPS FIXTURES
LIGHT FIXTURES
90W LED LIGHT BARS
HID 600W HPS GROWLIGHT SYSTEMS
TOTAL FIXTURE QUANTITIES
450
140
TOTAL WATTAGE
40,500W
84,000W
COVERAGE AREA
14 - 6' X 20' TABLES
14 - 6' X 20' TABLES
COST TO RUN 12HRS/DAY @ LOCAL 9.3 ¢ KWH RATE
$45.20
$93.74
COST TO RUN 1 FLOWER CYCLE (45-DAYS/12HRS PER DAY) @ LOCAL 9.3 ¢ KWH RATE
$2,034
$4,218.30
COST TO RUN APPROXIMATELY 6 FLOWER CYCLES (45-DAYS/12HRS PER DAY) @ LOCAL 9.3 ¢ KWH PER YEAR
$12,204
$25,309.80
OPTIMAL LAMP REPLACEMENT (3X/YR) COST PER YEAR TOTAL
N/A
$12,600
LOCAL UTILITY PROGRAM REBATE TOTAL:
$14,094
N/A

 

48%
IN ENERGY SAVINGS*
$12K
PER YEAR LAMP REPLACEMENT SAVINGS
1.8YRS
RETURN ON INVESTMENT

"These things are awesome. The magnetic mount allows for custom lighting set up. With both flower and veg spectrum bars you can mix them or just run one spectrum and watch your plants thrive. The results speak for themselves and we are stoked with how these LED bars perform. For the best in Horticulture lighting, Grow right with @growlite"

~DeRP Farms - Kingman, AZ



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*Notes:
Certificate of analysis documents available upon request.
Energy savings based on published local energy rates and assumed 6 cycles per year with HID lamps replaced every 3 months