Bangor Hydro, CMP and Maine Public Service can now proceed to finalise the 20-year PPAs with ORPC for the project's 4MW output – the first long-term deals for tidal power in the US.

“Today is a major milestone in the 80-year effort to commercially harness the vast power of the tides,” says Maine Senate president Kevin Raye.

Deployment of the first phase of ORPC’s