Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

The Intersection of Energy, Climate Change and Urban Heat:

• A. Zohrabian*, S. Mayes* and K.T. Sanders (2023). A data-driven framework for quantifying consumption-based monthly and hourly marginal emissions factors. Journal of Cleaner Production, 396, 136296.
• A. Jiao et al. (2023), The role of extreme heat exposure on premature rupture of membranes in Southern California: A study from a large pregnancy cohort. Environment International, Volume 173, March 2023, 107824.
• S. Mayes* and K.T. Sanders (2022). Quantifying the electricity, CO2 emissions, and economic tradeoffs of precooling strategies for a single-family home in Southern California. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2 (2), 025001. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac5d60
• J. Ko*, H. Schlaerth*, A. Bruce, K.T. Sanders, and G. Ban-Weiss (2022). Measuring the impacts of a real-world neighborhood-scale cool pavement deployment on albedo and temperatures in Los Angeles. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (4), 044027. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac58a8
• A.S. Jin* and K.T. Sanders (2022). Analyzing Changes to U.S Municipal Heat Response Plans During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Environmental Science & Policy,128, 347-358. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.11.022
• M. Chen*, G. Ban-Weiss, and K.T. Sanders (2020). Utilizing smart-meter data to project impacts of urban warming on residential electricity use for vulnerable populations in Southern California, Environmental Research Letters, 15 (6), 064001. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab6fbe.
• M. Chen*, K.T. Sanders, and G Ban-Weiss (2019). A New Method Utilizing Smart Meter Data for Identifying the Existence of Air Conditioning in Residential Homes. Environmental Research Letters, 14 (9), 094004. (2018 IF: 6.19) DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab35a8.
• M. Chen*, G Ban-Weiss, and K.T. Sanders (2018). The role of household level electricity data to improve estimates of the impacts of climate on building electricity use. Energy and Buildings, 180, 146-158. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.09.012
• M. Meng* and K.T. Sanders (2019). A data-driven approach to investigate the impact of air temperature on the efficiencies of coal and natural gas generators. Applied Energy, 253. 113486. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113486.

Comprehensive National Assessments of the US Energy-Water Nexus:

• R.A.M. Peer*, E. Grubert, and K.T. Sanders (2019). A Regional Assessment of the Water Embedded in the US Electricity System. Environmental Research Letters, 14(8), 084014.
  DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab2daa
• E.A. Grubert K.T. Sanders (2018). Water use in the US energy system: A national assessment and unit process inventory of water consumption and withdrawals.” Environmental Science & Technology, 52(11), 6695-6703.
• K.T. Sanders and M.E. Webber. (2012) “Evaluating the energy consumed for water use in the United States.” Environmental Research Letters, 7(3), 1-11.

Water for Electricity Publications:

• B. Tarroja, R.A.M. Peer*, K.T. Sanders, and E. Grubert (2020). How do non-carbon priorities affect zero-carbon electricity systems? A case study of freshwater consumption and cost for Senate Bill 100 compliance in California, Applied Energy, 265, 114824. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114824
• M. Meng*, E.A. Grubert, R.A.M. Peer*, and K.T. Sanders (2020). Spatially allocating lifecycle water use for US coal-fired electricity across producers, generators, and consumers, Energy Technology, 1901497 DOI: 10.1002/ente.201901497
• R.A.M. Peer* and K.T. Sanders (2018). Water for Power: Evaluating recent changes in the power sector and associated impacts on water usage across the US. Applied Energy, 210, 613-622.
• R.A.M. Peer* and K.T. Sanders (2016). Characterizing Cooling Water Source and Usage Patterns Across US Thermal Power Plants: A Comprehensive Assessment of Self-Reported Cooling Water Data. Environmental Research Letters, 11(12), 124030.
• C. Zhang, L. Zhong, S. Liang, K.T. Sanders, J. Wang, M. Xu (2017). Virtual water and virtual scarce water transfer embodied in inter-provincial electricity transmission in China. Applied Energy, 187 (1), Pages 438–448.
• R.A.M. Peer*, J.B. Garrison, C. Timms* and K.T. Sanders (2016). A Spatially and Temporally Resolved Analysis of Environmental Trade-Offs in Electricity Generation. Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (8), 4537-4545.
• K.T. Sanders. (2015) Uncharted Waters? The Future of the Electricity-Water Nexus. Environmental Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1021/es504293b.
• K.T. Sanders, Michael F. Blackhurst, Carey W. King, and M.E. Webber (2014). The Impact of Water Use Fees on Water Used for Cooling Thermoelectric Power Generators. Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (12), pp 7128–7134 DOI: 10.1021/es500469q.
• A. Pacsi, K.T. Sanders, M.E. Webber, and D.T. Allen (2014). Spatial and temporal impacts on water consumption in Texas from shale gas development and use. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, (8), pp 2028–2035: DOI: 10.1021/sc500236g.

Demand Side Management Publications:

• S. Mayes and K.T. Sanders (2022). Quantifying the electricity, CO2 emissions, and economic tradeoffs of precooling strategies for a single-family home in Southern California.
• Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2 (2), 025001. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac5d60
• A. Zohrabian* and K.T. Sanders (2021). Emitting Less Without Curbing Usage? Exploring Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies in the Water Industry Through Load Shifting. Applied Energy, 298, 117194 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117194
• A. Zohrabian*, S.L. Plata, D. Kim*, A.E. Childress, K.T. Sanders (2021). Leveraging the water‐energy nexus to derive benefits for the electric grid through demand‐side management in the water supply and wastewater sectors. WIREs Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 8(3).
  DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1510

 Water for Oil and Gas Production Publications:

• M. Meng*, M. Chen* and K.T. Sanders (2016). Evaluating the feasibility of using produced water from oil and natural gas production to address water scarcity in California’s Central Valley. Sustainability, 8(12), 1318. DOI:10.3390/su8121318
• A. Pacsi, K.T. Sanders, M.E. Webber, and D.T. Allen (2014). Spatial and temporal impacts on water consumption in Texas from shale gas development and use. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2 (8), pp 2028–2035 DOI: 10.1021/sc500236g.
• Y. Glazer, J.B. Kjellsson, K.T. Sanders and M.E. Webber (2014). The Potential for Using Energy from Flared Gas for On-Site Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Treatment in Texas.” ES&T Letters, 1 (7), pp 300–304 DOI: 10.1021/ez500129a.

Energy for Water Publications:

• X. Wei*, K.T. Sanders, and A.E. Childress (2021). Reclaiming wastewater with increasing salinity for potable water reuse: Water recovery and energy consumption during reverse osmosis desalination, Desalination, 520, 115316. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115316
• A. Zohrabian* and K.T. Sanders (2021). Emitting Less Without Curbing Usage? Exploring Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies in the Water Industry Through Load Shifting. Applied Energy, 298, 117194 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117194
• A. Zohrabian*, S.L. Plata, D. Kim*, A.E. Childress, K.T. Sanders (2021). Leveraging the water‐energy nexus to derive benefits for the electric grid through demand‐side management in the water supply and wastewater sectors. WIREs Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 8(3).
  DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1510
• X. Wei*; Z.M. Binger, A. Achilli, K.T. Sanders, and A.E. Childress (2020). A Modeling Framework to Evaluate Blending of Seawater and Treated Wastewater Streams for Synergistic Desalination and Potable Reuse, Water Research, 170, 115282. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115282
• A. Zohrabian* and K.T. Sanders (2020). The Energy Trade-offs of Transitioning to a Locally Sourced Water Supply Portfolio in the City of Los Angeles. Energies, 13 (21), 5589.
  DOI: 10.3390/en13215589
• Erik Porse, K.B. Mika, A. Escriva-Bou, E. Fournier, K.T. Sanders, E. Spang, J. Stokes-Draut, F. Federico, M. Gold, and S. Pincetl. (2020). Energy use for urban water management by utilities and households in Los Angeles, Environmental Research Communications, 2 (1), 015003.
  DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ab5e20
• A. Zohrabian* and K.T. Sanders (2018) Assessing the impact of drought on the emissions- and water-intensity of California’s transitioning power sector. Energy Policy, 123, 461-470.
• K.T. Sanders (2016). The energy trade-offs of adapting to a water-scarce future: case study of Los Angeles. International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 32, Issue 3.
• K.T. Sanders and M.E. Webber. (2014). Evaluating the Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts of Shifts in Residential Water Heating in the United States. Energy, 81, 317–327. DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.045
• K.T. Sanders and M.E. Webber (2012). Evaluating the energy consumed for water use in the United States. Environmental Research Letters, 7(3), 1-11.
• A.S. Stillwell, K.M. Twomey, R. Osborne, D.M. Greene, D.W. Pedersen, and M.E. Webber (2012). An Integrated Energy, Carbon, Water, and Economic Analysis of Reclaimed Water Use in Urban Settings: A Case Study of Austin, Texas. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 1(4), 208-223.

Energy-Water Nexus Policy Publications:

Energy-Water-Agriculture Nexus Publications:

• Khan et al. (2022). Emerging Themes and Future Directions of Multi-Sector Nexus Research and Implementation. Frontiers in Environmental Science, in press.
• G Alhanaee, K.T. Sanders, N Meshkati (2017). Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the Persian Gulf. Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (1), 51-66.
• K.T. Sanders and S.F. Masri (2016). The Energy-Water-Agriculture Nexus: The Past, Present and Future of Holistic Resource Management. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 117, 20, pgs 73–88.
• K.T. Sanders and M.E. Webber (2014). A comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of wheat and beef in the United States. Environmental Research Letters, 9(4), 1-9.
• K.M. Twomey, A.S. Stillwell, and M.E. Webber (2010). The unintended energy impacts of increased nitrate contamination from biofuels production. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(1), 218-224.

Urban Resilience & Sustainability:

• M.V. Chester, B.S. Underwood, B. Allenby, M. Garcia, C. Samaras, S. Markolf, K.T. Sanders, B. Preston, and T. Miller (2021). Infrastructure Resilience to Navigate Increasingly Uncertain and Complex Conditions in the Anthropocene, NPJ Urban Sustainability (Inaugural Issue), 1(1), 1-6. DOI: 10.1038/s42949-021-00016-y

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.https://doi.org/10.17226/26070. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26070
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.https://doi.org/10.17226/25253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25253