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TUSD, UArizona team up for solar panel garden

Posted at 6:14 AM, Nov 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-15 08:55:38-05

TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Arizona and Tucson Unified School District are working together to study how plants grow under solar panels.

Manzo Elementary School students tenda solar garden that has collected data for almost three years.

They compare experimental garden solar panels against a traditional sun garden to see which grows better.

UArizona researchers are incorporating the data in their studies.