May 10 (Renewables Now) - The share of wind power in total power generation in France reached 3.48% on May 9 as wind turbines produced 37,371 MWh.
Overall electricity generation for the day stood at 1,073,973 MWh, live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE shows.
The country's solar power output for the day reached 84,772 MWh for a 7.89% share of total power generation.
See below where the country's power came from on that date.
| Power source | Power output in MWh | Share in % |
| Biomass | 13,570 | 1.26 |
| Coal | 494 | 0.05 |
| Natural gas | 112,218 | 10.45 |
| Nuclear | 654,260 | 60.92 |
| Oil | 6,705 | 0.62 |
| Run-of-river and poundage hydro | 112,603 | 10.48 |
| Pumped storage hydro | 19,330 | 1.80 |
| Water reservoir hydro | 28,743 | 2.68 |
| Solar | 84,772 | 7.89 |
| Waste | 3,907 | 0.36 |
| Wind onshore | 37,371 | 3.48 |
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