September 27 (Renewables Now) - The share of wind power in total power generation in France reached 3.39% on September 26 as wind turbines generated 39,889 MWh.
In all, France's power plants produced 1,175,293 MWh that day, based on live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.
The share of solar power was 6.71%, with 78,880 MWh produced.
The table below shows details on the generation by the different energy sources and their share in the country's mix.
| Power source | Power output in MWh | Share in % |
| Biomass | 8,147 | 0.69 |
| Coal | 70 | 0.01 |
| Natural gas | 61,092 | 5.20 |
| Nuclear | 890,186 | 75.74 |
| Oil | 4,506 | 0.38 |
| Run-of-river and poundage hydro | 62,050 | 5.28 |
| Pumped storage hydro | 5,459 | 0.46 |
| Water reservoir hydro | 23,197 | 1.97 |
| Solar | 78,880 | 6.71 |
| Waste | 1,731 | 0.15 |
| Wind onshore | 39,889 | 3.39 |
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