Eastport is a suitable site as the monster tides of Passamaquoddy Bay swings in the continental US.
Ocean Renewable Power Co., has been testing high-tech turbines off Eastport with the aim of harnessing the power of the tides to generate electricity for thousands of homes
In Maine, the Coast Guard has wind turbines at stations in Southwest Harbor and South Portland.
90% of its lighted navigational buoys off Maine and New Hampshire are powered with solar panels. 60 of its 68 lighthouses in the region are solar powered.
In Eastport, a tidal generator at first would supply power for lighting and large heaters on the Coast Guard pier, Captain Jim McPherson, commander of the Coast Guard’s northern New England sector said. Down the road, ocean turbines could provide power to the service’s buildings in Eastport.
Tidal power is very predictable; it comes in twice a day, McPherson said. We can time it to the minute.
