thermoelectric

America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.

Photo © iStockphoto.com/iofoto From cooling power plants to quenching thirst and growing crops, water is part of everything we do.…

5 years ago

Another Benefit of Renewable Energy: It Uses Practically No Water Compared to Fossil Fuels

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently highlighted a little-discussed benefit of using renewables like wind and solar to produce electricity:…

6 years ago

Water use in the USA, 2015

Although thermoelectric and irrigation are the dominant categories nationally, the county breakdown reveals regional variation. In the map below, you…

6 years ago