Ping!
drip-ping
“Environmental groups have rallied against the plant, which has been in the works since before 2000. Opponents complain the plant will be an eyesore”
Greenies or just NIMBYs?
They have no problem with burning Utah coal polluting Utah air and using Utah water for a massive (and gasp, coal powered) power plant in Utah where the bulk of the power goes to SoCal.
It’s going to get a lot more ugly before it gets any better.
No mention of cogeneration? There are beautiful systems in place throughout the world where nuclear power generation and desalination are combined into one efficient, continuous process.
How will they dispose of the salt?
Ever heard of DSRO?
Nevada could get ocean water right to their door — by having a canal from the Gulf of California to Death Valley. Instead of that valley being below sea level, it would be an inland sea — kept filled by inflowing seawater.
it turns out that the amount of energy required to desalinate seawater is the same as the amount of energy needed to pump an equal volume of rain water up 2000 ft. In other words, flood waters at St. Louis (elev. 1000 ft) could be pumped as high as Las Vegas (elev. 3000 ft). This seems more environmentally friendly than a coastal desalination plant.
Lots of water in the upper Midwest. Bring your snowsuit, snow shovel and carrots for the snowman’s nose. No ice needed for your daily bottle of bourbon on the rocks.
Repeat after me: As long as the oceans are full, there is NO such thing as a shortage of water, there is ONLY a shortage of the will to spend the money necessary to spend the money necessary to deliver water of sufficient quality and quantity.