AWWA ACE62976

This slide presentation outlines information on the California Energy Commission,a state agency charged withlicensing thermal power plants that are 50 MW and larger,adopting appliance and building energy efficiencystandards,keeping track and forecasting state energy use,conducting public interest energy research, andproposing State's Integrated Energy Policies to theGovernor. Desalination trends are discussed, including: reverse osmosis (RO) technology becoming less expensive; costs of water from early California desalination plants; significant reduction in capital and O&Mcosts over time due to technological advances; power consumption trend for seawater RO; desalination legislative action in California; Prop 50 grants; desalination activities in California at universities, Office of Naval Research, and California Energy Commission; and, proposed desalination plants in California. Includes table, figures.

Product Details

Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

06/01/2006

Number of Pages:

25

File Size:

1 file , 590 KB