Drought in the western U.S. is in the news every day, yet most media coverage ignores the impact from water withdrawals for industrial power facilities. While municipal and agricultural use are major drains on limited water resources, so too are biomass, coal, natural gas, and nuclear power facilities.
On August 20, EJN spoke with Stacy Tellinghuisen, Senior Energy/Water Policy Analyst with Western Resource Advocates, about the findings of her report, “Every Drop Counts: Valuing the Water Used to Generate Electricity,” discussing the water demands of electricity generating power facilities and lower-impact alternatives.
