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California's first solar-over-canal project now generating electricity

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A first-of-its-kind solar project in Merced County could become a model for other communities across the state and nation.

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The US’s first solar panels over canals pilot is now online

Project Nexus, the first solar panels over irrigation canals in the US, is now online in California, and the project will now be expanded.

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California's First Solar-over-canal Project Now Generating Electricity

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Project Nexus: California’s first solar-covered canals. The initiative that’s been years in the making is now generating electricity while conserving the state’s water supply. The solar panels sit over Turlock Irrigation District canals in Central California. “This location is about 1,400 linear feet, and we have two different directions. The solar panels are facing south in one direction and west in the oth…

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