Federal Government Backs California’s Plan to Install Solar Panels Over Canals

Published on April 8, 2024

SANTA NELLA, Calif.—A division of the federal government announced April 4, a $15 million solar-over-canals pilot project in California, which officials say could conserve water and potentially reduce the cost of power and water in the state. California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined members from the Biden administration and two local Congressmen, among others, to celebrate the announcement at a press conference at a pumping station on the Delta-Mendota aqueduct in Santa Nella in the Central Valley. Funding for the project will come from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. Money will be used to test a variety of systems over five years, including floating solar panels and those that span canals to determine which are most effective and economically feasible....

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