Construction is complete at the wide-span location of Project Nexus and the solar array is generating power, marking a huge milestone for the state’s first solar over canals pilot project that is a partnership among California public power utility Turlock Irrigation District, the California Department of Water Resources, University of California, Merced, and Solar AquaGrid.
Work at the 115-foot wide canal began in February with the installation of concrete footings and was completed and energized at the end of August 2025.
Project Nexus has a generation capacity of 1.6 MW between the wide-span and narrow-span—which was completed in March—all of which is integrated into TID’s generation portfolio.
