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Water – Energy Insights TAG – SES July 26, 2012

Water Use in Georgia - 2005

Livestock 1 %

Dom&Com

3 %

Industrial

11 %

Public

22 %

Irrigation

14 %

Thermo

electric

50 %

Withdrawals

“Water Use” is used interchangeably with

“Withdrawals” and “Consumption”

Consumption = withdrawal – returned

water

Consumption measures the true impact on

downstream demands

Confusing Terminology

Water Use in Georgia - 2005

Industrial

5 %

Dom&Com 2 %Public

16 %

Irrigation

57 %

Thermo

electric

14 %Livestock

5 %

Consumption

Irrigation

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Public

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Water Use in Georgia - 2005

Virtually all our consumption is evaporation from cooling towers mandated by environmental regulations.

Typical Steam Plant Water Consumption

Nuclear 0.83 gallons per KWH

Coal, oil or gas 0.78 gallons per KWH

Combined cycle 0.22 gallons per KWH

Georgia Power’s Fleet Consumption

0.6 gallons per KWH

23 gallons per day per household

Hydropower

7 % of Georgia Power’s capacity

In Georgia, evaporation from lake surface is comparable to

evapo-transpiration from vegetation that was inundated.

Lakes also provide drinking water, recreation

and for USACE, flood control and navigation support

Georgia Power considers hydropower to be non-

consumptive of water

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State Water Plan

Water Research Center

Available to all utilities and industries

Water Conservation and Re-Use Projects

Funding by Southern Co, EPRI, DOE

Independently managed by Southern Research Institute

Fulfills one component of State Water Plan -

Water Conservation Implementation Plan

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