In the US, thermal power generation is actually a bigger user of fresh water than agriculture: https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/water-use-15/index

In the US, thermal power generation is actually a bigger user of fresh water than agriculture: https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/water-use-15/index.html https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/water-use-15/... This is 2015 data. Not sure if the rapid rise in solar and wind has changed this, though it might over time.