France's wind farms generate 16.71% of all power on Nov 15

November 16 (Renewables Now) - Wind turbines generated 16.71%, or 200,462 MWh, of all electricity in France on November 15.

In all, France's power plants produced 1,199,475 MWh that day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

The country's solar power output for the day amounted to 14,347 MWh for a 1.20% 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	6,648	0.55
Coal	8,894	0.74
Natural gas	131,529	10.97
Nuclear	718,354	59.89
Oil	4,538	0.38
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	80,185	6.69
Pumped storage hydro	12,825	1.07
Water reservoir hydro	18,579	1.55
Solar	14,347	1.20
Waste	3,114	0.26
Wind onshore	200,462	16.71