News | Turlock Journal | March 2025

Consortium looks to expand canal solar projects statewide

The first solar-over-canal project in California, built over Turlock Irrigation District canals, has begun producing electricity, with plans to expand the technology to other areas of the state. 

Project Nexus, a pilot program that is funded by the state of California and is a public-private-academic partnership between TID, Solar AquaGrid, UC Merced and the California Department of Water Resources, aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels over California’s extensive canal network.