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Eric Swalwell: “We could invest in putting solar panels across California on…”

Featuring: Eric Swalwell, Democratic | U.S. House California, 14th Congressional District

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Sacramento Town Hall with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 51:14

But I also see a 400 mile aqueduct system where we lose thousands of gallons of water a day to evaporation, where We could invest in putting solar panels across California on those aqueducts. And it turns out that solar panels cool the surfaces below them so you won't lose as much water and we won't have to see communities as much pitted against each other. (51:14–51:21)

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Proposes investment in solar panels on aqueducts to reduce water evaporation.

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