Planning for sustained water-electricity resilience over the U.S.: Persistence of current water-electricity operations and long-term transformative plans

•Water-energy resilience is defined by persistence, adaptability, transformability.•Resilience capabilities are discussed at power plant, urban and power grid scales.•Water drives the design of operational resilience for power plants and cities.•Water contributes to persistence and adaptability for the grid.•Electricity sector transformation focuses on decoupling from water at large scales.