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Like all thing in the water-energy nexus, the right answer depends on whether you live in a water-stressed environment. In California this may be a great idea,
by elil17 4y ago
Like all thing in the water-energy nexus, the right answer depends on whether you live in a water-stressed environment. In California this may be a great idea, but it is probably not useful in New York.
- gpt5 4y agoThere is no water shortage, there is an energy shortage. You can easily desalinate as much water as you want, it costs about $0.002 per gallon, while heating a gallon of water is 10x that.
- elil17 4y agoDesal is 3.8 kilowatt-hours per thousand gallons while heating water 70 F to 120 F (reasonable minimum range) is 122 kWh per thousand gallons. You're absolutely right, this is a case where it makes no sense to use energy to save water.