New LED Requirements Coming Soon for California Growers

The California Statewide Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Program recently introduced a new proposal to the California Energy Commission. The report proposes that the 2022 Energy Code require all indoor and greenhouse growers to use only LED grow lights.

If accepted, these California LED requirements would mean every indoor operation that uses high-intensity discharge (HID) bulbs would have to switch to an LED lighting system by 2023.