Solar Panels on Reservoir Power Water Treatment Plant in New Jersey
New Jersey American Water Company partnered with NJR Clean Energy Ventures to build the largest floating solar array in North America, consisting of 16,510 solar panels on the surface of the Canoe Brook Reservoir. The 17-acre solar array produces 8.9 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 1,400 homes, and provides 95% of the water treatment plant's energy requirements. Floating solar arrays are starting to catch on in the US, and a study published in March found that thousands of cities could generate an amount equal to all their electricity demand using floating solar.