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

The graph below  shows electricity production (in terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2012.
The line graph compares the amount of electricity produced in France including thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric and renewable sources over a period of 32 years.
Overall
, nuclear power provided the highest point by around 450 in TW-h over the period shown.
By contrast
, renewables saw the lowest point remaining stable by 10-20 TW-h each year.
It is clear that
, at the beginning of the period thermal power dominated among other figures. From approximately 1981
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1982, the source of nuclear experienced the same amount as thermal generation. Comparing all trends over the years, it remained at the same level in terms of thermal , hydroelectric and renewables (thermal and hydroelectric sources with around 40-50 terawatts and renewables with a negligible amount)
while
the thermal production rose dramatically to the peak from 50 to 450 TW-h between 1980 and 2010.
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