Comment by mlmonkey

5 hours ago

They should give credit where credit is due. Solar panels on top of irrigation canals was pioneered in the Indian state of Gujarat back in 2012[1]

[1] https://www.autonocion.com/us/arizona-solar-panels-irrigatio...

They don't mention Gujarat specifically, but they do mention the prior projects in India and Arizona (which your link discusses) in the article.