Editing Tidal power (section)

== Rance tidal power plant in France ==
In 1966, [[Électricité de France]] opened the [[Rance Tidal Power Station]], located on the [[estuary]] of the [[Rance River]] in [[Brittany]]. It was the world's first<ref>{{cite web|title= Wyre Tidal Energy|url= http://www.wyretidalenergy.com/tidal-barrage/la-rance-barrage|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150204062904/http://www.wyretidalenergy.com/tidal-barrage/la-rance-barrage|archive-date= 4 February 2015|df= dmy-all}}</ref> tidal power station. The plant was for 45 years the largest tidal power station in the world by installed capacity: Its 24 [[turbines]] reach peak output at 240 [[watt|megawatts]] (MW) and average 57&nbsp;MW, a [[capacity factor]] of approximately 24%.