Hydropower is the largest source of gross electricity generation among renewables in France. In 2021, nearly 64 terawatt-hours worth of electricity were produced from hydropower. Meanwhile, France's gross electricity generation from wind amounted to nearly 37 terawatt-hours that year. Electricity generation from renewable sources increased steadily in France since 2014.
Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours)
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European Commission. (October 3, 2023). Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/
European Commission. "Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/
European Commission. (2023). Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/
European Commission. "Gross Electricity Generation from Renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by Source (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/
European Commission, Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Gross electricity generation from renewables in France from 2014 to 2021, by source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], European Commission, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784379/gross-renewable-electricity-generation-france/