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Extreme volume pricing through optimized distributor networks. Boost yields from your existing footprint with the right under-canopy setup for your strain and structure. Free consultation with a CEA expert who has 27 years of experience.
It's a distribution strategy. Top lights flood the upper canopy — but create steep light gradients that leave lower buds in the dark. Under-canopy lighting puts photons exactly where they're needed most.
In a standard flowering room, your upper canopy absorbs most of the light. Lower leaves and buds become passengers — still consuming nutrients and space, but not contributing to yield or quality. That's a profit leak hiding in plain sight.
Under-canopy lighting converts those under-lit zones from passengers into producers. It's the same reason this approach has been studied across high-value horticulture crops for decades — the mechanism is straightforward and the results are real.
Not sure if it's right for your setup? That's exactly what the free call is for. Elliott will tell you honestly whether it makes sense for your operation.
Upward-facing bars placed near the base of the plant row. Raises PAR in the middle and basal canopy. The most common starting point for most grows.
Fixtures positioned within the canopy at multiple heights. More targeted, more complex — and in controlled studies, it delivered the highest yield and secondary metabolite gains.
Top-only lighting isn't a neutral choice. It's an active source of yield loss, quality variance, and missed revenue — that growers are solving right now with under-canopy supplementation.
Lower buds in deep shade turn into low-density larf, wasting valuable yield you can’t recover. This larf is then relegated to extraction, or else it becomes a huge drain on ROI during trimming.
Up to 35% yield increase documentedLight gradients cause chemical variation, making top and bottom buds differ in secondary metabolites and terpenes and harder to keep consistent.
>50% reduction in secondary metabolite variability documentedExpanding canopy costs more, while under-canopy lighting improves yields and ROI without increasing your footprint.
Yield gains can exceed energy cost increaseThese aren't manufacturer claims. They're from peer-reviewed controlled-environment cultivation studies comparing under-canopy strategies directly against top-lighting controls.
Subcanopy lighting increased flower yield by ~24.6% vs top lighting alone in a 2025 controlled medicinal cultivation study.
Inter-canopy lighting pushed yield gains to ~30% in the same study — the highest result across all treatment groups.
Batch-to-batch consistency improved dramatically. Critical for medical markets and any operation needing standardized output.
The key insight: in documented trials, yield gains exceeded the energy cost increase — meaning more profit per kWh spent. Results are site and cultivar dependent. Elliott will help you assess what's realistic for your operation.
Utility rebate programs for horticultural LEDs are real, significant, and widely underutilized. We do the legwork — from pre-approval through documentation — so you don't leave money on the table.
We scan available utility and state programs for your region and equipment. Most growers don't know what they qualify for — we do.
Most programs require pre-approval before installation. We handle the timing and paperwork so you don't accidentally disqualify yourself by moving too fast.
DLC listing printouts, PPF/PPE spec sheets, installation records — utilities ask for specific formats. We prepare it all, correctly, the first time.
We only recommend fixtures on the DLC Horticulture Qualified Products List — the baseline requirement for most incentive programs and increasingly for state energy codes. If rebates are available for your operation, we recommend fixtures on the DLC.
DLC V4.0 raised the minimum efficiency threshold. We spec only fixtures that meet or exceed it — which is also what utilities are starting to require for incentive eligibility. This can often be a difficult process for individual companies, but we do this all the time.
From identifying what you qualify for, to pre-approval, to final documentation — we run the whole thing. You focus on the grow.
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Program availability, amounts, and requirements vary by region and change over time. We verify your specific eligibility before you commit to anything.
Elliott Gorfain isn't a sales rep. He's a working CEA expert with a B.S. in Molecular Biology, 27 years of hands-on growing experience, and a decade of commercial consulting. He has worked at Hydrofarm, Greencoast, Hanna Instruments, and Impello.
Bring your floor plan, current equipment list, or any quotes you've received. He'll tell you what makes sense and what doesn't. No pitch. No obligation.
We carry and spec every serious under-canopy platform: Faven, Grower's Choice, Fohse, Mammoth, Craft Farmer, Gavita and Dimlux under-canopy fixtures — compared honestly, quoted at volume pricing.
Real results from professional cultivators who relied on Elliott for layout reviews, rebate guidance, and setup advice.
Elliott flagged a fixture spec issue that would have disqualified us from the rebate program entirely. Saved us thousands before we even placed the order.
We had no idea rebates even applied to under-canopy bars. Elliott walked us through the whole thing and handled the pre-approval. Total concierge.
Straight shooter. Told us inter-canopy wasn't worth it for our room size. Steered us to a simpler setup that still hit our yield targets for less money.
No scheduling tools, no waiting weeks. You fill out the form, Elliott calls you — usually the same day.
Tell us your setup, your space, and what you're trying to solve. Takes 60 seconds — no scheduling tool, no calendar links.
Usually same day — often within the hour. He calls you directly. Yes, actually him.
Fixture recommendations, rebate opportunities, layout guidance — in a 1-page plan you can send straight to your contractor.
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Seeing uneven potency or larf in your lower canopy
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