An Ontario business owner is calling out a provincial program set up to give rebates to businesses that make their facilities more energy efficient. Brantford Micro Grow is a locally owned independent cannabis grower, equipped with several large high-tech machines used to rotate plants.
"Inside those machines are lights which are so important because cannabis is a light loving species, so you need a lot of lights," said part owner David Winter. Up until last year, the company was using HPS lights but decided to make a large investment by changing those to LED lights.
An added bonus in making the change: Ontario's Save On Energy rebate program, which offers incentives to businesses that upgrade equipment to lower carbon footprints.
But Winter said he has run into problems getting that rebate money.
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