France's wind farms generate 4.04% of all power on Oct 1

October 2 (Renewables Now) - Wind turbines supplied 43,549 MWh of electricity to France's grid on October 1, reaching a share of 4.04%.

Total power generation for the 24 hours arrived at 1,077,394 MWh, according to live data by transmission system operator (TSO) RTE.

Solar power plants generated 78,168 MWh, which is equal to a 7.26% share.

Generation data per power source is available in the table below.

Energy source	Power generation in MWh	Share in %
Biomass	8,346	0.77
Coal	264	0.02
Natural gas	29,514	2.74
Nuclear	853,197	79.19
Oil	5,005	0.46
Run-of-river and poundage hydro	53,561	4.97
Pumped storage hydro	-16,483	-1.53
Water reservoir hydro	18,538	1.72
Solar	78,168	7.26
Waste	1,601	0.15
Wind onshore	43,549	4.04

On September 29, wind accounted for 10.59% of the electricity generation in France, with 131,418 MWh generated. A day later, that share dropped to 2.36% as wind turbines generated only 26,123 MWh.