We need to talk about water more often. A few years ago, while talking about the ratepayer impact of solar, I thought that water reduction (on a per kWh basis) should be included in the financial value of solar investments. Every gallon of water saved in energy, is an extra gallon available to farmers, ranchers and the environment which is an obvious economic and societal benefit. If we continue with the status quo, you can see a future where utilities have to scale back central power due to lack of water resource, it’s happening more and more…
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- Grist: The bright side of California’s drought- More solar power
- EDF: “Australia (and possibly Texas) Undoes Best Strategy for Water Conservation – Clean Energy”
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Yann