Wind accounts for 2.46% of France’s power output on Jan 17

January 18 (Renewables Now) - Wind turbines supplied 39,342 MWh of electricity to France's grid on January 17, reaching a share of 2.46%.

Power plants in the country produced 1,600,292 MWh for the whole day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

With 16,761 MWh produced, the share of solar power reached 1.05%.

See below where the country's power came from on that date.

Power source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	8,389	0.52
Coal	20,122	1.26
Natural gas	185,025	11.56
Nuclear	1,118,088	69.87
Oil	4,871	0.30
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	128,440	8.03
Pumped storage hydro	13,613	0.85
Water reservoir hydro	60,160	3.76
Solar	16,761	1.05
Waste	5,481	0.34
Wind onshore	39,342	2.46