Solar Energy Saves Water
Solar Energy could be the answer we need to save one of our most valued resources. Water. Especially in a state that rarely comes out of a drought phase. We recently had the first day in over 90 that New Mexico received any measurable precipitation. We love our bright blue skies and brag about the sunshine, but we all know that New Mexicans crave a good day of heavy rain or snow. Today we all got to rejoice while our solar panels got a good rinse, and we could rest, assured that our water supply recouped a little of what we take from it each day.
One thing that not everyone knows, or understands is that power plants use an exuberant amount of water to give energy to the people. Water is used to pump crude oil out of the ground, remove pollutants from power plant exhaust, flush out residue after fossil fuels are burned, cool power plants, and much more. Our energy resources rely on water, much more than we probably realize. This is something New Mexican residents cannot ignore. You will see in the infographic below, created by One Block Off The Grid That Coal power plants use approximately 100-1,100 gallons per MWh, Nuclear uses 600-800 gallons/ MWh, natural gas 20-300 gallons/ Mwh, while solar uses nearly no water at all.
Switching your energy over to solar, with NM Solar Group won’t just save you money on your electric bill monthly, but it will help preserve the scarce resource we all need.
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