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California announced they are going to start covering canals with solar panels[0]. [0] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/california-cover-canal-with

• ramraj07 3y ago
  Are they floating? If not are they the same?
  • fbdab103 3y ago
    They are related in that it is combining solar power + water storage. I believe the canal structure is elevated. Which might be initially more expensive for the scaffolding, but it strikes me as fewer long term complications vs direct water contact. Fewer worries about algae growth on the panels, shorts developing at the connection points, etc.
    • Smoosh 3y ago
      I believe that the panels themselves do not float - they are regular panels, mounted on a frame with floats underneath.