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California’s Water: Energy and Water

Robert Wilkinson, Joshua Viers, Kelly T. Sanders, Kaveh Madani, Jay R. Lund, Katrina Jessoe, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Newsha K. Ajami | October 1st, 2016


Energy and water use in the state are interconnected yet managed separately. This brief describes the synergies and tradeoffs between the two sectors and proposes ways to increase the efficiency and sustainability of both.

This publication is part of a briefing kit that summarizes a dozen of the state’s most pressing water management issues.

Keywords

water and energy