USGS: Science Topics: power generation water use

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Power generation water use

Use of water in the process of producing electric energy by transforming other forms of energy.

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Water Use in Georgia by County for 2005; and Water-Use Trends, 1980-2005 [More info]: Estimated using data obtained from various Federal and State agencies and local sources. Total consumptive water use also was estimated for each county in Georgia for 2005.
Water use in Florida, 2005 and trends 1950-2005 [More info]: Explains many activities in which water is used, with statistics on how much water is used in each activity.
Distribution of high-temperature (>150 °C) geothermal resources in California [More info]: Description and map of geothermal resources in California.
Geothermal industry temperature profiles from the Great Basin [More info]: Subsurface temperature, well temperature, and well data of geothermal resources in the Great Basin.
Plus side of volcanoes: geothermal energy [More info]: Examples of the use of volcanic energy in geothermal power plants.

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