WIND AS DROUGHT SOLUTION
Wind energy overlooked as drought-friendly alternative
Nancy Rader, May 5, 2015 (San Bernardino County Sun)
“…While California struggles to reduce household and agricultural use of water to survive the crippling drought, one source of water use has been largely overlooked: energy…Unlike many other sources of energy, wind turbines use no water to generate electricity. California’s gas power plants, by contrast, consume nearly 18 billion gallons of fresh water a year…By displacing gas generation, wind energy saved 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2014…[W]ind energy’s annual water savings are equivalent to roughly one week’s worth of the annual savings that will result from the governor’s [25% reduction] directive…[and] that could double with expanded wind power over the next decade…” click here for more
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