There are those who complain about the amount of water used to mine the battery raw materials such as lithium. But the water used to mine a kg of lithium is only used once. They also complain about the water or other materials used to make wind turbines. That water is used only once.
But every kWh of electricity used takes 15 gallons of water. And here is the major difference: it never stops! The thermoelectric (coal, gas, nuclear) power plants continuously use a staggeringly huge amount of water, 41% of the total withdrawals!! Over a hundred billion gallons per day! And it never ends!
Next time someone complains about water use, show them this and tell them that every time they use that coffee machine, it’s like turning on the water faucet and letting water run down the drain!
Also read this.
