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    • Operational Water Consumption and Withdrawal Factors for Electricity Generating Technologies

    Metadata Updated: October 8, 2025

    This dataset provides estimates of operational water withdrawal and water consumption factors for electricity generating technologies in the United States. Estimates of water factors were collected from published primary literature and were not modified except for unit conversions. The water factors presented may be useful in modeling and policy analyses where reliable power plant level data are not available.

    This data is from the report "Operational water consumption and withdrawal factors for electricity generating technologies: a review of existing literature" (see resource below).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Metadata Created Date October 8, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 8, 2025

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    Metadata Created Date October 8, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 8, 2025
    Publisher National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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    Data First Published 2014-11-25T07:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2025-10-07T18:23:24Z
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