June 21 (Renewables Now) - Wind farms in France generated 88,090 MWh on June 20, reaching a share of 8.57% in total power for the day.
In all, France's power plants produced 1,027,539 MWh that day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.
The country's solar power output for the day stood at 68,990 MWh for a 6.71% share of total power generation.
Generation data per power source is available in the table below.
Energy source | Power output in MWh | Share in % |
Biomass | 7,458 | 0.73 |
Coal | 799 | 0.08 |
Natural gas | 78,485 | 7.64 |
Nuclear | 660,936 | 64.32 |
Oil | 4,293 | 0.42 |
Run-of-river and poundage hydro | 79,803 | 7.77 |
Pumped storage hydro | 4,283 | 0.42 |
Water reservoir hydro | 30,513 | 2.97 |
Solar | 68,990 | 6.71 |
Waste | 3,889 | 0.38 |
Wind onshore | 88,090 | 8.57 |