Water withdrawals by U.S. power plants have been declining">Water withdrawals by U.S. power plants have been declining
(Fri, 09 Nov 2018) Water withdrawals by U.S. thermoelectric power plants reached 52.8 trillion gallons in 2017, continuing a decline in withdrawal volumes since 2014. The water intensity of total U.S power generationâthe average amount of water withdrawn per unit of total net electricity generatedâfell from 15.1 gallons per kilowatthour in 2014 to 13.0 gallons per kilowatthour in 2017.
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