MPs urge government to unlock potential of UK tidal power Tidal energy has significant potential to supply clean energy to the UK grid, the EAC has concluded The EAC has emphasised the potential of tidal power to both provide clean energy for the grid and provide broader economic benefits, in a letter sent to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng The government should step up support for the UK's nascent tidal energy industry, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has urged in a letter sent this week to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, which predicts a fresh wave of policies and investment would "likely to lead to a rapid fall in generating costs similar to, if not steeper than, the fall experienced in offshore wind".