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Earlier NHPR brought you a story about an effort on the Seacoast to harness the energy from ocean tides.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – or FERC - has already given two companies exclusive rights to study the tides in the Portsmouth area – the first step before getting a license.

But critics are calling the permitting process a land grab and say the agency isn’t doing enough to properly regulate what could be the next big thing in alternative energy.

NHPR’s Amy Quinton reports.