{"id":2040,"date":"2025-04-08T19:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2040"},"modified":"2025-10-13T22:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:59:24","slug":"6400-km-covered-13-gw-of-energy-over-the-water","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/6400-km-covered-13-gw-of-energy-over-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"6400 km covered \u2014 13 GW of energy over the water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>ECONews<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>April 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">6400 km covered \u2014 13 GW of energy over the water<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">California has created a groundbreaking renewable energy achievement through its pioneering solar canal project. The project represents a transformative innovation which plans to cloak California\u2019s canal networks with solar panels to produce substantial clean power supplies and retain water reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/6400-km-covered-solar-13-gw-energy\/13069\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on ECONews<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Californias-solar-canal-project-aims-to-provide-13-GW-of-clean-energy-1-1140x642-1.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Solar Aquagrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--4\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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