Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.
  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al
    111·
    4 months ago

    Doesn’t Texas have sun, wind and coastline? Invest in renewables and then power desalination plants.

    • lnxtx@feddit.nlEnglish
      71·
      4 months ago

      Texas is f-ing huge.
      I think desalination plants don’t scale well.

      • Tiresia@slrpnk.net
        4·
        4 months ago

        Why do you think it doesn’t scale well? The ocean isn’t going to run out of water, and Texas being huge only means it’s easier to find space for all the solar power you would need.

        I’m also curious about what you think the alternative is.

        • huquad@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          I don’t know the solution as I haven’t done the math. But the alternative is piping water from another location. You’d have to weigh the fixed cost infrastructure and electrical power costs against one another.