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Value of Water in Energy Production

Vincent C. Tidwell

Sandia National Laboratories

Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy

Washington, DC, September 19, 2012
Technical Support Team

 Sandia National Laboratories

 Vincent Tidwell

 Barbie Moreland

 Howard Passell

 Katie Zemlick

 Barry Roberts

 Argonne National Laboratory

 John Gasper

 Eugene Yan

 Chris Harto

 Electric Power Research Institute

 Robert Goldstein

 National Renewable Energy Laboratory

 Jordan Macknick

 Kathleen Hallett

 Idaho National Laboratory

 Gerald Sehlke

 Dan Jensen

 Chris Forsgren

 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 Mark Wigmosta

 Ruby Leung

 University of Texas

 Michael Webber

 Carey King
Water for Thermoelectric Power Generation

Water Withdrawal (BGD)

2005

Water Consumption (BGD)

1995

Water Withdrawal (BGD)

2005

Water Consumption (BGD)

1995
Integrated Planning

Transmission

Planning

 Energy

 Security

 Water 

Management
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Operational water consumption factors for electricity generating technologies 

CSP and PV Biopower Nuclear Natural Gas Coal

Recirculating Cooling Once-through Cooling Pond Cooling Dry Cooling Hybrid 

Cooling

No Cooling 

Required

Source: Macknick et al. 2011 Operational water consumption (Gal/MWh)

Water Consumption by State and Sector

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

Municipal

Industrial

Thermoelectric

Mining

Livestock

Irrigation

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

0 Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming

10,000

20,000

30,000

WATER CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR AND STATE Million Gallons per Day
Water Availability
Water for Development

Unappropriated Water Sources Only All Water Sources
Relative Cost of Water
Levelized Cost of Electricity to Retrofit
Potential Water Available from Retrofit
Water for Fuel Extraction
Vincent Tidwell

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(505)844-6025

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