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"Clean" Coal Will Need Clean Water: Billions of Gallons More a Day

"Clean" Coal Will Need Clean Water: Billions of Gallons More a Day

The National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department of Energy recently issued a report that examines future freshwater availability to run power plants in the United States. How much water will coal-fired electricity generating plants need in 2030? The short answer: a lot.

Will "clean coal" plants require even more water than traditional coal plants to run? You bet, a lot more.