Monthly virtual water transfers on the U.S. electric grid

Water consumed by power plants is transferred virtually from producers to consumers on the electric grid. This network of virtual transfers varies spatially and temporally on a sub-annual scale. In this study, we focused on cooling water consumed by thermoelectric power plants and water evaporated f...

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Main Authors: Jenni Nugent, Christopher M Chini, Rebecca A M Peer, Ashlynn S Stillwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acf2c0