Once-through Cooling at Coastal Power Plants

The Ocean Protection Council previously funded feasibility studies on once-through cooling at power plants to help facilitate new State Water Resources Control Board requirements. Additional information is below.

Partner Agencies
State Water Resources Control Board
California Energy Commission

Documents

• OPC Resolution on Once-through Cooling
• California’s Coastal Power Plants: Alternative Cooling System Analysis
• Electric Grid Reliability Impacts from Regulation of Once-Through Cooling in California