How Solar Panels Can Help Solve California’s Drought

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The simple genius of solar canals explained. The first 100 people to use code UNDECIDED at the link below will get 20% off of Incogni: . The southwestern U.S. is in the throes of a “megadrought” so severe that we’ve broken the record — all 1,200 years of it. Researchers from the University of California have proposed a solution that could potentially address both the water and energy crises at the same time: covering irrigation canals with solar panels. But is this just another renewable energy gimmick, or does it hold a little more water? Let’s take a deeper dive to find out.

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07:42 - Should read 238 billion liters, not million

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