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 from four sources between 1980 and 2010.

Overall

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, nuclear energy rose significantly and became the most dominant source,

while

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thermal declined. Hydroelectric remained stable, and renewables experienced a small increase only in the

last

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period. In 1980, thermal power was the largest source with around 120

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, followed by hydroelectric at nearly 60

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. The figure for thermal declined steadily, reaching hydro’s level in 1990 before falling

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and ending the period below 50

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.

In contrast

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, hydroelectric power remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly and finishing the same as thermal

at the end

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.

On the contrary

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, nuclear energy started at just 50

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in 1980, the same as hydroelectric.

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figure sharply increased before skyrocketing, surpassing all other sources in 1990 at 300

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and reaching its peak at nearly 450

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in 2005 before dropping slightly to 420

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by 2010. Meanwhile, renewables remained flat at around 20

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for most of the time (bổ sung khoảng thời gian), before rising to 50

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at the end

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of the period.