Tidal energy

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law SB605, a unanimously passed bill that allows the California Energy Commission to study the potential for wave and tidal energy development, including overseeing several pilot projects.

The California wave and tidal energy development bill is headed to the Governor's desk after the State Senate passed the bill unanimously. The bill will allow the California Energy Commission to work with state agencies to study the potential for wave and tidal energy development along the state's 840-mile coastline.