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Tidal power

The ocean is a powerful, renewable force that can also be used to create energy. In San Francisco, the tides of water that flow back and forth in the bay under the Golden Gate Bridge could make enough energy to light 15,000 homes! This safe form of energy is called tidal power. San Francisco will be one of the first cities in the world to use this new type of tidal power.

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