Southeast Freshwater Withdrawals, By Use Category, 2000

In 2000, thermoelectric power plants in the Southeast United States withdrew nearly 40 billion gallons of freshwater daily, accounting for approximately 65 percent of all withdrawals in the region. These plants, which utilize coal, oil, gas, nuclear, or biomass fuels, consumed nearly 140 billion gallons of water annually through evaporation losses.

• Thermoelectric power plants in the Southeast withdrew nearly 40 billion gallons of freshwater daily in 2000, representing approximately 65 percent of all withdrawals in the region. This daily volume is nearly equivalent to the total daily freshwater withdrawals for public supply in the entire United States.
• Water withdrawn by thermoelectric power plants—which use biomass, nuclear, gas, oil, or coal fuels—is used for cooling, with a portion being consumed via evaporation. In the Southeast, these plants consumed nearly 140 billion gallons of water annually through evaporation, a volume equal to the annual water use of over 1 million homes.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Southeast Freshwater Withdrawals, By Use Category, 2000. https://www.wri.org/data/southeast-freshwater-withdrawals-use-category-2000

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Southeast Freshwater Withdrawals, By Use Category, 2000. n.d. https://www.wri.org/data/southeast-freshwater-withdrawals-use-category-2000.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendsoutheast, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Southeast Freshwater Withdrawals, By Use Category, 2000}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/data/southeast-freshwater-withdrawals-use-category-2000}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }