Water use efficiency of various power generation technologies

In terms of power generation, nuclear energy is the least water efficient while hydroelectric power is the most water use efficient system.

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• Rachelle Hill and Dr. Tamim Younos

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Power generation techonologies	Low range efficiency (gallons/million BTU)	High range efficiency (gallons/million BTU)
Hydroelectric	20
Geothermal	130
Solar thermoelectric	230	270
Fossil fuel thermoelectric	1,100	2,200
Nuclear	2,400	5,800
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Low range efficiency (gallons/million BTU) by Power generation techonologies

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Low range efficiency (gallons/million BTU) by Power generation techonologies

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Power generation techonologies see all graphs 5 unique values Fossil fuel thermoelectric … Solar thermoelectric

Low range efficiency (gallons/million BTU) see all graphs Max 2,400 Avg 776 Min 20 Sum 3,880 Std Dev 897.70

High range efficiency (gallons/million BTU) see all graphs Max 5,800 Avg 2,756 Min 270 Sum 8,270 Std Dev 2291.67

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