Population shifts, growing electricity demand, and greater competition for water resources have heightened interest in.the link between energy and water. The U.S. Encrgy Information Administration projects a 22% increase in U.S. installed qenerating capacity by 2030, Of the 253 GW of new capacity expected to have come on-line by then, more than 132 GW will be thermoelectric and thus require some water for cooling. Our challenge will become balancing people's needs for power and for water.
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机译：人口转移，不断增长的电力需求以及对水资源的更激烈竞争，使人们对能源与水之间的联系越来越感兴趣。美国Encrgy信息管理局（Encrgy Information Administration）预计，到2030年，美国已安装的装机容量将增加22％，到那时预计将有253 GW的新容量投入使用，其中超过132 GW将是热电，因此需要一些水来冷却。我们的挑战将成为平衡人们对电力和水的需求。
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