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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?
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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?

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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?

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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?

Back in 2015, California's dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts.

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer So why aren t they widespread?

The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one. In arid locations, besides the clean electricity, there is the added benefit of reducing evaporation. But the technology has been slow to take off. Pilot projects in India were never broadened. A study measuring the potential of covering canals in California has given the idea new legs. Now a startup company is trying to learn from India's challenges and will install panels on canals in California's Central Valley. And environmental groups are pressing for even greater adoption.

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