EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects water cooling data for the electric power industry in the United States. This submission includes annual data from 2014 to 2019. Each spreadsheet details the generator type, fuel consumption, water consumption, cooling type, and equipment status, location, and water source for each plant.
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AB - The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects water cooling data for the electric power industry in the United States. This submission includes annual data from 2014 to 2019. Each spreadsheet details the generator type, fuel consumption, water consumption, cooling type, and equipment status, location, and water source for each plant.
AU - Information Administration, U.S. Energy
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.7481/1787563
KW - NAWI
KW - desalination
KW - water treatment
KW - water
KW - thermoelectric
KW - cooling
KW - generator
KW - boiler
KW - conventional steam coal
KW - wood
KW - wood waste
KW - biomass
KW - steam turbine
KW - natural gas
KW - fired combined cycle
KW - fuel consumption
KW - dry cooling
KW - fresh water
KW - reclaimed water
KW - surface water
KW - groundwater
KW - discharge
KW - once through no cool pond
KW - recirculate
KW - induced draft
KW - plant
KW - nuclear
KW - nuclear plant
LA - English
DA - 2020/10/22
PY - 2020
PB - U.S. Energy Information Administration
T1 - EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.7481/1787563
ER -
Information Administration, U.S. Energy. EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 22 October, 2020, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.7481/1787563.
Information Administration, U. (2020). EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://doi.org/10.7481/1787563
Information Administration, U.S. Energy. EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data. U.S. Energy Information Administration, October, 22, 2020. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.7481/1787563
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_6465,
title = {EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data},
author = {Information Administration, U.S. Energy},
abstractNote = {The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects water cooling data for the electric power industry in the United States. This submission includes annual data from 2014 to 2019. Each spreadsheet details the generator type, fuel consumption, water consumption, cooling type, and equipment status, location, and water source for each plant.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6465},
year = {2020},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), U.S. Energy Information Administration, https://doi.org/10.7481/1787563},
note = {Accessed: 2025-08-14},
doi = {10.7481/1787563}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.7481/1787563
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Data from Oct 22, 2020
Last updated Aug 13, 2025
Submitted Dec 7, 2020
Organization
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Contact
Energy Data and Statistics
202.586.8800
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Research Areas
Keywords
NAWI, desalination, water treatment, water, thermoelectric, cooling, generator, boiler, conventional steam coal, wood, wood waste, biomass, steam turbine, natural gas, fired combined cycle, fuel consumption, dry cooling, fresh water, reclaimed water, surface water, groundwater, discharge, once through no cool pond, recirculate, induced draft, plant, nuclear, nuclear plantDOE Project Details
Project Name NAWI Integrated Data and Analysis
Project Number 36496
