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The energy challenge

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Global energy consumption is expected to grow by 50% by 2030, squeezing already scarce water resources. Mike Hightower and Suzanne A. Pierce recommend ways to integrate water and energy planning.

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  1. Mike Hightower is in the Energy Systems Analysis Department and Suzanne A. Pierce is in the Geohydrology Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.,

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