I like this from the First Solar California Flats webpage: The project will also displace over 152,000 metric tons of water consumption annually based on the average California grid. Because yeah, http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/energy-and-water-use/freshwater-use-by-us-power-plants.html#.VNz2N_nRVZ8 water use matters.