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The water that farmers use in not treated so there is no treatment cost.
by pkaye 4y ago
The water that farmers use in not treated so there is no treatment cost.
- ac29 4y agoAgricultural water varies in price greatly but it is often like 1000x cheaper than residential water in CA. Its not the treatment process - I think a substantial portion of actual costs of water is in delivery. This source estimates 2GW needed to move water around in California on peak days: https://energy.lbl.gov/publications/water-supply-related-electricity https://energy.lbl.gov/publications/water-supply-related-ele... That's about 5-10% of total electric use in the entire state.