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Tidal Power

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Tidal power, or tidal energy, is harnessed by converting the energy of ocean tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity, using a variety of methods. Tides are more predictable than wind or sunlight, which gives tidal energy a reliability advantage among renewable sources, although it is not yet widely used. Tidal energy has traditionally suffered from relatively high cost and from a limited number of sites with tidal ranges or flow velocities high enough to make it worthwhile, which has constrained how much of it has been built. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Tides are more predictable than wind or sunlight, which gives tidal energy a reliability advantage among renewable sources, although it is not yet widely used.
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