This statistic shows the amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity in the United States as of September 2016. According to the source, concentrated solar power (CSP) plants needed 900 gallons of water per megawatt hour of electricity produced.
Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour)
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ILSR. (September 30, 2016). Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/
ILSR. "Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour)." Chart. September 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/
ILSR. (2016). Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/
ILSR. "Amount of Water Used in Power Plants to Generate Electricity as of September 2016, by Resource (in Gallons per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/
ILSR, Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Amount of water used in power plants to generate electricity as of September 2016, by resource (in gallons per megawatt hour) [Graph], ILSR, September 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623843/amount-of-water-used-to-generate-electricity-us/