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Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit (www.thestar.com)
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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not one word in the article how they heat the greenhouse...

[–] toaster@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

FWIW Quebec generates 94.3% of its electricity from hydro. Non-hydro renewables such as wind and biomass account for a relatively small percentage of Quebec’s electricity generation mix (5.3%). They only use a small amount of natural gas when demand is peaking.