Why don’t we just do solar and wind? Why is tidal important?

The energy world is changing dramatically due to climate impacts, carbon reduction legislation, and the transition toward renewable power. The goal of our state and nation is to transition away from fossil fuels and heat our homes and fuel our cars, trucks and ferries using electricity. This lofty goal is proving to be highly challenging. Given our remote location, our best bet for clean and affordable firm power is to build renewable generation projects locally. OPALCO wants to explore power options that can offer power when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing. Tidal power has a much more consistent flow of energy and can offer power in the winter months when we use the most.