A new pilot program could solve two climate-related issues in the Golden State.
The California Department of Water Resources is funding a $20 million pilot program to install solar panels over water supply canals in the state. The project aims to decrease the amount of water evaporated, worsening the state’s historic drought, while the solar panels generate renewable energy, a news release said.
“This is a really exciting project,” Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Secretary, said in a statement. “It connects our efforts in California to improve water conservation and build drought resilience with the clean energy transition we’re driving across California.”
The pilot program will cover water canals in Central California. Recently, the Los Angeles City Council voted to consider funding a similar project over the L.A. Aqueduct, KCRW reported….