Journal
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 160-169Publisher
AMER WATER RESOURCES ASSOC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00013.x
Keywords
water conservation; water supply; statistics; thermoelectric generation; unit water use; multiple-regression
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Thermoelectric power generation is responsible for the largest annual volume of water withdrawals in the United States although it is only a distant third after irrigation and industrial sectors in consumptive use. The substantial water withdrawals by thermoelectric power plants can have significant impacts on local surface and ground water sources, especially in and regions. However, there are few studies of the determinants of water use in thermoelectric generation. Analysis of thermoelectric water use data in existing steam thermoelectric power plants shows that there is wide variability in unitary thermoelectric water use (in cubic decimeters per 1 kWh) within and among different types of cooling systems. Multiple-regression models of unit thermoelectric water use were developed to identify significant determinants of unit thermoelectric water use. The high variability of unit usage rates indicates that there is a significant potential for water conservation in existing thermoelectric power plants.
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