It's not just used in the middle east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_%22Bud%22_Lewis_Carlsbad_Desalination_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_%2

It's not just used in the middle east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_%22Bud%22_Lewis_Carlsbad_Desalination_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_%22Bud%22_Lewis_Carlsba... Finally you could build them and then just not run them: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/05/04/yuma-desalination-plant-unused-could-cost-millions-to-update/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/05/04/yuma-desalination...