Project Nexus | Water & Energy Integration for the Future

Project Nexus, a first in the nation project, includes the installation of solar panel canopies over various sections of Turlock Irrigation District’s (TID) irrigation canals. Project Nexus will serve as a Proof of Concept to pilot and further study solar over canal design, deployment, and co-benefits on behalf of the State of California using TID infrastructure and electrical grid access.
The first test deployment of solar panels over open canals in the nation is being developed as a public-private-academic collaboration, including TID, California Department of Water Resources, Solar AquaGrid, and UC Merced.