STUDY: U.S. COULD SITE 952 GW OF NEW CAPACITY, WATER USE AND PLANT FOOTPRINTS CONSIDERED

STUDY: U.S. COULD SITE 952 GW OF NEW CAPACITY, WATER USE AND PLANT FOOTPRINTS CONSIDERED
A study conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on Tuesday shows that enough physical and geographical locations exist in the U.S. to site 952 GW of new advanced coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS), dry-cooled and water-cooled concentrating solar power (CSP), and large and small nuclear reactors. The study also suggests that plant siting opportunities exist for compressed air energy storage (CAES) in 38% of the U.S. Read More »