Drought and the water-energy nexus in Texas

Drought and the water-energy nexus in Texas

Texas experienced the most extreme drought on record in 2011 with up to 100 days of triple digit temperatures resulting in record electricity demand and historically low reservoir levels. We quantified water and electricity demand and supply for each power plant during the drought relative to 2010 (...

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Published in:Environmental research letters 2013-12, Vol.8 (4), p.45033-14
Main Authors: Scanlon, Bridget R, Duncan, Ian, Reedy, Robert C
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
drought vulnerability
natural gas
thermoelectric generation
water-energy nexus
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Summary:Texas experienced the most extreme drought on record in 2011 with up to 100 days of triple digit temperatures resulting in record electricity demand and historically low reservoir levels. We quantified water and electricity demand and supply for each power plant during the drought relative to 2010 (baseline). Drought raised electricity demands/generation by 6%, increasing water demands/consumption for electricity by 9%. Reductions in monitored reservoir storage
ISSN:1748-9326
1748-9326