Solar Panels Across Canals: California Pilot Project Could Power Millions of Homes

The fall of 2022 brings along a first-of-its-kind project in the US. Turlock Irrigation District (TID) teamed up with the California Department of Water Resources, University of California Merced, and water and energy project developer Solar AquaGrid to install solar panel canopies over various sections of TID’s irrigation canals. The private/public/academic collaboration goes by the name of “Project Nexus,”... (continue reading...)