Mapping water availability, projected use and cost in the western United States by Vincent C Tidwell, Barbara D Moreland, Katie M Zemlick, Barry L Roberts, Howard D Passell, Daniel Jensen, Christopher Forsgren, Gerald Sehlke, Margaret A Cook, Carey W King, Sara Larsen

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Water supply as a constraint on transmission expansion planning in the Western interconnection by Vincent C Tidwell, Michael Bailey, Katie M Zemlick, Barbara D Moreland

“…Toward this opportunity, thermoelectric water intensity factors and water supply availability (fresh and non-fresh sources) were incorporated into a recent TEP exercise conducted for the electric interconnection in the Western United States. The goal was to inform the placement of new thermoelectric generation so as to minimize issues related to water availability. …”
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