The graph below shows electricity production (in terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2012
The line graph illustrates the amount of electricity produced in France using four different sources of power over a period of 32 years.
Overall, nuclear power was by far the most important mean of electricity generation throughout the period shown. It is also clear that renewables provided the lowest amount of electricity each year.
In 1980, thermal power stations were the main source of electricity in France, generating around 125 terawatt hours of energy. Nuclear and hydroelectricity power stations produced just under 75 terawatt hours of electricity, and renewables provided a negligible amount. Just one year later, nuclear power overtook thermal power as the primary source of electricity.
Between 1980 and 2005, electricity production from nuclear power rose dramatically to a peak of 125 terawatt hours. By contrast, the figure for thermal energy generation fell to only 50 terawatt hours in 1985 then remained at this level for the rest of the timescale. Hydroelectricity power manufacture remained comparatively stable, at between 50 and 80 terawatt hours, for the whole 32-years period, but renewable electricity production experienced only a small rise to approximately 25 terawatt hours by 2012.
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