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Difeng Fatrance Power Station

The idea of constructing a tidal power plant on the Rance dates to Gerard Boisnoer in 1921. The site was attractive because of the wide average-range between low and high tide levels, 8 m (26.2 ft) with a maximum perigean spring tide range of 13.5 m (44.3 ft).CountryLocationOfficial nameUsine marémotrice de la RanceStatusOperationalOverviewThe Rance Tidal Power Station is a station located on the of the in, France. Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal power station, the 240- (MW) facility was. . The power station has 24 . These reach total peak output at 240 MW, and produce an annual output of approximately 500 (2023: 506 GWh; 491 GWh in 2009, 523 GWh in 2010); thus the average output is ap. . An early attempt to build a tidal power plant was made at in the in 1925, but due to insufficient finance, it was abandoned in 1930. Plans for this plant served as the draft for follow-on work. Use of tidal ener. . In spite of the high development cost of the project, the costs have now been recovered, and electricity production costs are lower than that of generation (1.8 ¢/kWh versus 2.5 ¢/kWh for nuclear). H.

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