What actually generates the electricity, hour by hour. France leans on flat nuclear baseload; Germany rides a volatile wave of wind and solar with gas and coal filling the gaps.
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Stacked generation by fuel type. Values are average GW; gaps in reporting render as breaks, never as fabricated zeros. Source: ENTSO-E generation per type. Bidding zones, not countries (DE-LU is Germany + Luxembourg).
Carbon intensity (brown line, right axis): production-based, computed from this generation mix using IPCC AR5 lifecycle median emission factors. Reflects electricity generated in the zone (imports/exports excluded); lifecycle, not combustion-only. Watch it fall when wind/solar rise, and sit low for nuclear-heavy France.