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The image displays a line graph tracking electricity production in France from 1980 to 2012 measured in terawatt hours (TW-h) by source: Thermal, Nuclear, Hydroelectric, Renewables. In 1980, thermal 100 TW-h, nuclear slightly above 50, hydroelectric approximately 60, renewables negligible; 1985, thermal increased to 125, nuclear jumps to 225, hydroelectric steady at 60, renewables still minimal; 1990, thermal 150, nuclear nearing 400, hydroelectric 65, renewables around 5; 1995, thermal 175, nuclear over 400, hydroelectric 75, renewables at 10; 2000, thermal drops below 150, nuclear peaks around 425, hydroelectric 75, renewables climb to 15; 2005, thermal reduced to 100, nuclear crosses 450, hydroelectric 70, renewables reach nearly 20; 2012, thermal below 100, nuclear slightly below 450, hydroelectric approximately 65, renewables increase to 25.
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The line graph illustrates the amount of electricity produced in France from 1980 to 2012, using four different sources: thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and renewables.
Overall, nuclear power experienced a dramatic increase and became the dominant source of electricity, while thermal production fell significantly. In contrast, hydroelectricity remained relatively stable, and renewables showed only a slight rise at the end of the period.
In 1980, thermal power was the largest contributor, at around 120 TW-h, but it dropped sharply to below 50 TW-h by the mid-1980s. After some fluctuations, it remained relatively low, ending at approximately 50 TW-h in 2012. In comparison, nuclear power started at just 60 TW-h in 1980 but rose steeply throughout the 1980s and 1990s, peaking at about 430 TW-h in the early 2000s. Although it declined slightly after 2005, it still produced more than 400 TW-h by 2012.
Hydroelectric power production fluctuated between 50 and 80 TW-h throughout the period, without any clear upward or downward trend. Meanwhile, renewables contributed almost nothing until the late 2000s, when they grew modestly to around 25 TW-h in 2012.
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