French to English Bus/Financial Nuclear Eng/Sci Market access to nuclear power supply

Hi everyone,

My query here is about the use of "historique" in this term and related phrases - the ARENH is "accès régulé à l'électricité nucléaire historique", and refers to a legal disposition that gives electricity companies the right to purchase electricity generated from nuclear power. As I understand it, before the French electricity market was opened up in 2007, all nuclear power plants were run, by default, by the state energy company (EDF), so my reading here is that the "historique" refers to electricity generated by these power plants.

According to one source, the price set by the ARENH should reflect "les conditions économiques de la production d'électricité par les centrales nucléaires historiques jusqu'en 2025." This definitely seems to suggest that the "historique" refers to the pre-existing nuclear infrastructure; i.e., electricity that was once a public utility, but is now on the open market. But, even if correct I still can't think how to render this one...

Thanks!

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