France's wind farms generate 3.35% of all power on Sept 11

September 12 (Renewables Now) - Wind parks in France produced 3.35%, or 40,597 MWh, of all electricity in the country on September 11.

Total power generation for the 24 hours arrived at 1,210,443 MWh, according to live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

Solar power plants produced 72,854 MWh, slicing a 6.02% share of the power mix for the day.

Details are available in the table below.

Power source	Power output in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	10,754	0.89
Coal	535	0.04
Natural gas	58,836	4.86
Nuclear	923,821	76.32
Oil	3,007	0.25
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	62,599	5.17
Pumped storage hydro	11,172	0.92
Water reservoir hydro	24,381	2.01
Solar	72,854	6.02
Waste	1,767	0.15
Wind onshore	40,597	3.35