PV Panels on a Reservoir?

Well, I had all the intentions of publishing this video when I first got back from my western states tour in early October.

But life happens. I had a conference to prepare, then we had an election to lose.

This video is an interview with Chris Braun, Chief Technology Officer with the Mountain Regional Water District near Park City Utah. I was there back in August to shoot the video, but they asked me to hold it until after their official launch in September.

I thought you’d be interested in this topic, given the huge number of reservoirs and canals that Arizona uses to keep people alive in the desert. The Gila River Indian Community is building out solar PV on their canals in order to save water, generate energy and be better stewards of the land.

Maybe we could apply some of those lessons in other areas of the state.