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Press Mention Orlando Sentinel July 16, 2013

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Report: Water woes could hurt power plants

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A Union of Concerned Scientists report warns that rising temperatures and droughts threaten the cooling-water supplies needed by coal and nuclear power plants, particularly affecting generators in the Southeast. The article highlights Orlando Utilities Commission plants' heavy reliance on reclaimed wastewater for cooling and discusses the tension between water availability and electricity generation capacity amid climate change.

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