This article shows the synergy between solar PV and the use of the canals as the location for solar canopies. They call it agrivoltaics but there is no agriculture or crops. The author said there are three benefits. But the author did not include the added benefit that the canal water keeps the solar panels
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https://ktla.com/news/california/why-cant-we-just-move-water-to-solve-a-drought/amp/ This article is about building an aqueduct from the Eastern to the Western US where the drought is very bad. The experts say it’s impractical and would cost too much – a trillion dollars or more. An alternative would be to build desalination plants along the coast and pipe the pure water inland to
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This article is about research on putting solar panels over the aqueducts that bring water to So. California. https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/solar-panels-cover-water-canals/ Good idea. There is one issue: getting the power from the solar panels to where it can be used. If there are transmission lines next to the canal then that would be the place to start.
