"In November 1996, the tidal power plant celebrated its thirtieth anniversary of operation. The unique forerunner project that started in the 1950's has turned out to be a technical, industrial and economic success.
For 30 years, the 24 turbines of the Rance facility have shown outstanding reliability. The power plant has operated without major incidents or breakdowns for 160,000 hours and generated 16 billion kWh at the price of 18.5 centimes per kilowatt-hour, a highly competitive price and one that is lower than Electricité de France's average generation costs."
