Linking electricity and water models to assess electricity choices at water-relevant scales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Sattler (Union of Concerned Scientists, corresponding author), Jordan Macknick (0000-0001-5565-8879, National Laboratory of the Rockies), David Yates (0000-0002-2919-393X, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, corresponding author), F Flores-López (0000-0001-6639-7002, Stockholm Environment Institute), Anthony Lopez (0000-0002-5006-1675, National Laboratory of the Rockies, corresponding author), John Rogers (0000-0001-6005-6610, Union of Concerned Scientists, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 045804-045804 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/045804 |
| OpenAlex | W2051986791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 6 |
Hydrology/water management and electricity generation projections have been modeled separately, but there has been little effort in intentionally and explicitly linking the two sides of the water–energy nexus. This paper describes a platform for assessing power plant cooling water withdrawals and consumption under different electricity pathways at geographic and time scales appropriate for both electricity and hydrology/water management. This platform uses estimates of regional electricity generation by the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) as input to a hydrologic and water management model—the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system. In WEAP, this electricity use represents thermoelectric cooling water withdrawals and consumption within the broader, regional water resource context. Here we describe linking the electricity and water models, including translating electricity generation results from ReEDS-relevant geographies to the water-relevant geographies of WEAP. The result of this analysis is water use by the electric sector at the regional watershed level, which is used to examine the water resource implications of these electricity pathways
Context (archaeology · Economics · Electricity · Electricity generation · Environmental economics · Geography · Nexus (standard · Power (physics · Resource (disambiguation · Software deployment · Water efficiency · Water resource management · Water resources · Water use · Water-energy nexus · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization · Water resources management and optimization · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies · Ecology
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Integrated impacts of future electricity mix scenarios on select southeastern US water resources
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2017 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |