State-Level Electricity and Emissions Footprints of U.S. Irrigation

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Data may be preliminary. 28 February 2025 V1 Latest version Share on State-Level Electricity and Emissions Footprints of U.S. Irrigation Authors : Robert B. Sowby 0000-0003-2380-9577 [email protected] and R Bennett Price Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174077144.47802051/v1 Published Environmental Challenges Version of record Peer review timeline 248 views 166 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract This study quantifies the state-level electricity footprint and associated carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO₂e) emissions footprint of U.S. agricultural irrigation, an essential but under-examined component of the energy-water-food nexus. Using open data, we estimate that in 2023, on-farm irrigation in the United States consumed approximately 26.2 TWh of electricity, cost $2.5 billion, and produced 8.2 million metric tons of CO₂e. These figures account for 0.68% of the national electricity consumption and 0.57% of national CO₂e emissions, with notable state-level variations. This analysis, the first to use the most recent data for state-level results only available every few years, highlights the potential for targeted energy management and emissions reduction strategies in U.S. agricultural irrigation. Supplementary Material File (irrigationelecemis.pdf) Download 980.47 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 28 February 2025 Peer review timeline Published Environmental Challenges Version of Record 1 Jun 2025 Published Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Keywords agriculture carbon energy irrigation nexus water Authors Affiliations Robert B. 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