Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?
I don't know.
The idea is simple: install solar panels over canals in sunny, water-scarce regions where they reduce evaporation and make electricity.
We have a few kazillion miles of those down here in the Asshole of America. Our Asshole Governor didn't know about this.
Yet when Jordan Harris and Robin Raj went knocking on doors [in California] with an idea that addresses both water loss and climate pollution — installing solar panels over irrigation canals — they couldn’t get anyone to commit.
Fast forward eight years. ...and...their company Solar AquaGrid is preparing to break ground on the first solar-covered canal project in the United States.
Eight wasted years.🙄
Oh! You know what, that would not work in Florida: hurricanes. DeSantis, you're still America's Asshole, just not for this.
