California completes solar canopy over irrigation canal

        September 16, 2025 CleanTechnica | California | renewables: solar

A $20 million, 1.6 MW solar array now covers part of the Turlock Irrigation District canal system in California’s Central Valley, providing power to farmers, keeping panels cool, and limiting evaporation in drought-prone areas. 8,000 miles of federally owned canals and aqueducts could generate 25 GW and lower evaporation by tens of billions of gallons.