National program to increase energy efficiency in irrigated agriculture: an executive summary

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5523364· OSTI ID:5523364

The aim of the program is to double the energy efficiency of irrigated agriculture to achieve a savings of 0.15 quadrillion Btu's by 2000. It was found that some irrigation occurs in all 50 states, but 79% of the irrigated acreage lies within the boundaries of 11 states. These 11 states used 89% of the total energy used for irrigation nationally. Five crops (sorghum, cotton, wheat, corn, and alfalfa) which are produced in the 11 states (Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Washington, Oklahoma, Idaho, Colorado, and Oregon) account for 55% of the total energy used for irrigation in the nation. Reducing the energy required to pump ground water to the surface was emphasized.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5523364
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-7542; CONF-790252-1(Summ); ON: DE83013288
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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