Fifth Season, a Pittsburgh-based vertical farming startup, celebrated the full activation of its on-site microgrid at its indoor farming location in Braddock on Wednesday.
Hundreds of solar panels scattered across the building’s roof and a nearby natural gas generator are now capable of supplying 1,360 kilowatts of electricity at peak usage, which will be funneled into a 250-kilowatt battery that has the potential to keep the facility running for up to three full days in the event of a total blackout…
