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Solar Canals Produce Energy and Save Water | San Fernando Valley Climate Reality Chapter Call

The San Fernando Valley Climate Reality Project meets monthly via zoom on the Second Tuesday at 7pm. Click here to register for their meetings. And check out their YouTube channel for recordings of past meetings.

Solar Aquagrid is an organization working to cover California's 4,000 miles of public water canals and aqueducts with solar installations, generating gigawatts of clean energy from solar and boosting California's water supply by billions of gallons a year.

The first pilot, Project Nexus in California’s Central Valley, came online in 2025 and has turned stretches of canal into hubs of clean electricity generation in a remote area where cotton, tomatoes, almonds, and hundreds of other crops are grown. This partnership project between Solar AquaGrid, Turlock Irrigation District, California's Department of Water Resources, and UC Merced will demonstrate how solar canals can generate energy and save water, as well as reduce canal maintenance costs and improve water quality. Meanwhile, the California Solar Canal Initiative will explore how and where solar canals can best be deployed around the state!

Join San Fernando Valley Climate Reality for an update on progress so far and what comes next with Solar AquaGrid guest speakers Jordan Harris (co-founder and CEO) and Robin Raj (co-founder and CCO).

Click here to register for the meeting.

Earlier Event: February 7
Volunteer @ Kuruvungna Springs
Later Event: February 15
Biodiversity & Ecosystems Committee