Welcome to the 100th Our Water Matters. As we learned in previous columns, the power of falling water is a central component of hydroelectricity generation. Water is also essential to thermal forms of electricity, known as thermoelectricity. “In the United States, 90% of electricity comes from thermoelectric power plants—coal, nuclear, natural gas, and oil—that require […]

Source: Our Water Matters: Water’s essential role in thermoelectricity generation – Big Bend Sentinel