This is just a letter to the editor in the New York Times, but highlights an interesting point that is often overlooked - the enormous amounts of water used in cooling an electricity generating coal plant and to a larger extent a nuclear power plant.
The letter was written by the Director of Communications at the American Wind Energy Association and this line caught my eye:
"Most Americans are unaware that electricity generation requires more water than any other activity, including even agriculture."
Just something to think about when we build more electricity plants to meet demand.
Moving toward a more sustainable, renewable, and efficient world.
How do we get there?
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