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California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online

The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

By Maria Gallucci  . 

The roughly 110-foot-wide portion of the canal-top solar project near Hickman, California. (Turlock Irrigation District)

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