The line chart demonstrates the amount of electricity produced in France from 1980 to 2012
Overall, it is clear that thermal energy was the main source of electricity of French people. In contrast, nuclear power was the less common kind of electricity used this nation over the given period.
With regard to thermal electricity, it was by far the most popular sources of electricity in France, producing almost 120 terawatt hours. Nuclear and hydroelectric power stations generated the same amount of electricity, around 75 hours in terawatt each, and renewables only provided a minimal amount. Just one year later, nuclear significantly climbed to the top and overtook thermal power as the primary means of electricity.
In 2005, with a remarkable growth, nuclear energy reached a peak of 430 hours in terawatt electricity provided, then the number is kept remaining stably in the following years. On the other hand, thermal power stations decreased the amount energy produced to 50 terawatt hours in 2005 and remained the amount until the end of the period. When it came to hydroelectric power stations, only around 50 to 80 terawatt hours of electricity was generated each year from 1980 to 2005. In addition, it saw a slight increase in the electricity productions from renewables power stations in the end of the period, with 10 terawatt hours of energy was produced in 2010.