Historically, price has been a leading factor influencing lighting purchasing decisions for flowering. That remains true with the 2022 “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report, but a new leader edged into the top spot this year.
Aligned with the dramatic results reported by growers and researchers experimenting with higher light intensities in this study’s 2021 report, 53% of participants named “light intensity” a top-five factor driving their light purchasing decisions for flowering—up 13 percentage points from last year.
More than half of study participants named “price” (52%) and “light spectrum” (51%) as leading factors in purchasing lights for flowering. “Energy efficiency” (48%) and “must be LED” (43%) rounded out the top five.
Dimmable light intensity was cited as a purchasing factor by 30% of participants. And data indicate that dimming, with regard to controlling light intensity and enhancing lighting flexibility, is becoming more important to growers.
Nearly half (47%) of research participants described lighting fixture dimming capabilities as “very important” for their cultivation operation—an increase of 11 percentage points from 2021. Only 8% indicated dimmable capabilities were “not at all important,” down 9 percentage points from last year.
