Operational Water Consumption and Withdrawal Factors for Electricity Generating Technologies

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This dataset provides estimates of operational water withdrawal and water consumption factors for electricity generating technologies in the United States. Estimates of water factors were collected from published primary literature and were not modified except for unit conversions. The water factors presented may be useful in modeling and policy analyses where reliable power plant level data are not available. This data is from the report "Operational water consumption and withdrawal factors for electricity generating technologies: a review of existing literature" (see resource below).

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issued	2014-11-25T07:00:00Z
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