Does it take more water to deliver electricity from renewable or nonrenewable energy?

Question

I've heard that it takes water to power anything, so does it take more water to deliver electricity from renewable sources(solar,wind,geothermal,tidal) or from nonrenewable sources(coal,natural gas,oil)?

Please include web sources, this is for a research project.

Answer 1

The actual distribution of energy, from a power plant to your door does not require water. Water is required for the manufacture of nearly all physical goods, including those goods/equipment that generate electricity. Solar cells, wind turbines, gas turbines, etc all required water when they were made.

Solar panels do not require water, neither do wind turbines. Some other solar methods do require water.

The actual generation of electricity requires varying amounts of water, depending on the process. Any steam turbine requires very high purity water that is heated and used to produce power. Typically the water is recycled in the system, but it still uses significant amounts. Water is also used to cool the steam so it can be re-heated. This water is commonly passed through once (think of taking flow from a river or ocean). In gas turbines, water can be injected to reduce emissions and increase power output. Hydroelectric develops all power from water.

Answer 2

since all the electricity is generated from one source or another once it is generated it is delivered through the power grid technically you do not need to generate the electricity to transport it through the grid the generation on said power is done at the source what ever the generating source is so  water has no bearing on the delivery of power other than if it was generated at a hydro electric facility