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Saving water and spending energy? This cross-cutting theme explores energy consumption issues and trade-offs faced by the recycled water case studies and by recycled water schemes more generally. The paper examines the energy intensity of treatment and distribution systems and strategies to reduce energy consumption. Recycled water energy intensity is high by definition because the source water quality is low. However, energy intensity is further increased when schemes manage risk perceptions by treating beyond the level required. Finally, a systemic view is shown to be necessary in assessing energy implications: sites that report energy savings are benefiting from energy invested elsewhere, and consumers supplied with recycled water have higher water use. This study is funded by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence under the Commonwealth’s Water for the Future Initiative S A AbouT ThE PRojECT V This national collaborative research project entitled “Building industry capability to make recycled I N water investment decisions” sought to fill significant gaps in the Australian water sector’s G W knowledge by investigating and reporting on actual costs, benefits and risks of water recycling A as they are experienced in practice. T E This project was undertaken with the support of the Australian Water Recycling Centre of R A Excellence by the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney N (UTS), in col