• schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The capacity more than makes up for it. You could also grow in cold climates where you can’t normally as well.

    The benefits are there.

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      11 months ago

      No, it’s just like solar. You need existing infrastructure to make it worthwhile, e.g. the top, sides, or inside of an apartment building . Otherwise there would be vertical farms everywhere. America is entrepreneur/Venture capital heavy. If it penciled out properly, people would be doing it.