Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

lucidlilacdream t1_je6nhm1 wrote

Reply to comment by GraniteGeekNH in What the GIANTS behind C.M.P. don't want you to know! by mainething

There are tidal power stations currently in use, so it does work in practice.

6

phineas81 t1_je8cgdg wrote

What’s the cost/kwh? Solar in Maine is about 13 cents, which is about twice the national average, but still pretty darn good. I have a 5kw roof and rarely get an electric bill.

I’m not opposed to tidal at all, btw. I support a diverse energy portfolio, but the economics have to make sense or it’ll never get off the ground.

Decentralized energy production is the future, I think. Well, I hope it is anyway.

2

GraniteGeekNH t1_je9xrlp wrote

It does work, you're right - maintenance is the issue. That's the cost problem.

1