 The researchers analyzed the water use of different scenarios for heat and electricity production in the Netherlands and Amsterdam in 2050. They found that the water withdrawal for heating could increase up to the same order of magnitude as the current water withdrawal of thermoelectric plants due to the use of aquifer thermal energy storage. Additionally they discovered that the virtual water use for heating could become higher than the operational water consumption for heating and that the water use for electricity production became a relevant indicator for the virtual water use for heat generation because of the increase of power-to-heat applications. This article was authored by C. Kandorp, N. van de Gissen and E. A. Braham.