Eli5: why haven’t we started considering or implementing large scale desalinization in response to our water shortages?

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Eli5: why haven’t we started considering or implementing large scale desalinization in response to our water shortages?

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We have, it’s just very difficult to implement. The city of San Diego spent $1 billion on making a desalination plant, but even that can only handle a small percentage of that city’s water needs. Desalination is expensive because it requires a LOT of energy.

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