Recently, Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for
Environmental Policy, in collaboration with the Belfer Center for Science and
International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, published a study entitled “A Spatiotemporal Exploration of Water
Consumption Changes Resulting from the Coal-to-Gas Transition in Pennsylvania.”
The study examines water use trends in Pennsylvania associated with natural gas
production from the Marcellus Shale formation.
The researchers looked into the effects of
transitioning power generation from coal to gas on water consumption over the
period from 2009 through 2012 and discovered that “during this period, water
consumed by coal power decreased by 13% while natural gas increased by 67%,
which still resulted in a net decrease of 6% total water consumed for electricity
generation across the state.” The researchers also noted that the southwest and
southeast sub-basins experienced most of the changes in water consumption due
to hydraulic fracturing activities.
The researchers suggested that national and regional
agencies should “examine water consumption of both fuel extraction and
electricity generation at high spatial and temporal resolutions if decision
makers are to understand the cumulative impacts of the coal-to-gas transition
in the power sector.”
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
01/29/2016
The researchers also noted that the southwest and southeast sub-basins experienced most of the changes in water consumption due to hydraulic fracturing activities.
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