The Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) will begin studying five northern Puget Sound sites for their tidal-power potential after permits were issued Thursday by federal regulators.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said the PUD may research sites at Speiden Channel and San Juan Channel, off San Juan Island; Guemes Channel, near Anacortes; and Agate Passage and Rich Passage, along Bainbridge Island.
The PUD now has three years to determine whether the five sites are economically viable and environmentally safe as tidal-power sites.
Regulators say they will need to scrutinize progress reports every six months to help establish a permanent rule for tidal projects.
That's OK with Rebecca Sherman of the Hydropower Reform Coalition, which wants to protect environmental interests.
SOURCE:
Seattle Times
When I originally posted this they were looking into it and waiting to
see if theywould get the go ahead to do more research into it.
They have now gotten the go ahead to do said research.
