Energy and Water Use
Information about water use to generate electricity.
- Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants
- Report on the correlation between the generation of electricity and water use, including the trade-offs associated with such water use. Prepared by the Union of Concerned Scientists and published in November 2011.
- Energy-Water Collision
- The Catawba River is one of the most intensely utilized rivers in the United States for energy production. This use has a number of different impacts on the River including use of a large amount of water, discharges from coal ash ponds, and other wastewater discharges.
- Report on Powerplant Water Use by Electric Power Research Institute
- Report on powerplant water use by Electric Power Research Institute, an electric power industry organization.
- Summary of UCS Report on Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants
- To Manage Risk, Government Officials and Power Plant Operators Must Consider Impact of Water Use.
- Report Documents Stress to Catawba River from Power Plants
- According to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), water used to cool power plants that generate electicity are stressing freshwater resources around the country, and particularly the Catawba River basin. The staff of Catawba Riverkeeper and the scientists involved in researching the report have been meeting with public officials about the implications of the report in the Catawba River basin.
- Texas votes on water conservation tax incentive
- When Texans head to the ballot box Tuesday they will be asked to approve a one-of-a-kind water conservation tax incentive that appears especially enticing during a record-breaking drought that has sucked dry nearly every area of the state.
- Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants - Executive Summary
- Executive summary of report of Union of Concerned Scientists regarding water use by power plants and highly stressed water bodies, including the Catawba River.
- Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants - Graphics
- Appendix B (graphics) to report of Union of Concerned Scientists regarding water use by power plants and highly stressed water bodies, including the Catawba River.
- Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants - Methodology
- Appendix A (methodology) to report of Union of Concerned Scientists regarding water use by power plants and highly stressed water bodies, including the Catawba River.
- River Network Report - Burning Our Rivers
- Report published by River Network in June 2012 on the lifecycle water use by different types of power plants. This report does not contain information on specific power plants.
