The graph below shows electricity production (in terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2012.

The line chart compares the amount of electricity produced in France using four different sources of power over a period of 32 years. (From 1980 to 2012)

Overall

, the significance of nuclear power increase was most important of generation powers over the period

while

renewable provided the lowest amount of service each year In 1980, thermal stations were the main source of service in France for around 120 terawatt-hours

however

, nuclear and hydroelectric stations produced just under 75 TW-H.

On the other hand

, renewables provide a negligible amount. Just one year later, nuclear overtook thermal as the primary source of electricity. From 2009 to 2012, stations of nuclear fluctuation rate by approximately 309 TW- H. whilst ,each thermal hydroelectric equals a decline of almost 61 terawatts. So, renewables rose slightly to nearly 40 tera. After two years, nuclear dropped by around 402

although

the power of renewables increased dramatically near 50.