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California’s new solar panels do MORE than generate power

Nov 24, 2025

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In the middle of California’s Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life. To understand what’s going on, we went out to…