France nuclear power generation: Grand Est
France nuclear power generation: Grand Est stood at 6,587.71 GWh in Dec 2025, according to ODRé – Open Data Réseaux Énergies (RTE, NaTran, Teréga). It is one of the indicators in the Monthly electricity generation and network table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2014 to Dec 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Monthly electricity generation and network table
| Indicator | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Est | |||||||||||
| Nuclear | 6,587.71 | 5,998.91 | 5,444.27 | 5,441.41 | 5,325.65 | 5,202.83 | 3,068.18 | 3,249.63 | 4,346.35 | 6,646.72 | |
| Hydro | 672.48 | 726.65 | 716.56 | 769.69 | 801.02 | 689.6 | 712.33 | 658.31 | 498.6 | 504.83 |
Understanding france nuclear power generation: Grand Est
Nuclear fission reactors operating within the specified regional territory generate the electrical energy recorded in this series, capturing baseload output delivered to the transmission network. This metric isolates atomic generation from all renewable, hydro, and thermal alternatives in the regional table. Excluded from this count are on-site auxiliary station loads and electricity produced outside the named boundaries.
Cyclical maintenance schedules and planned refueling outages are the primary drivers of monthly variation in this series, often overshadowing standard seasonal electricity demand shifts. Early data releases are periodically adjusted as final engineering and metering logs are verified. Analysts evaluating this metric should rely on year-on-year comparisons to evaluate structural performance free from the distortion of periodic reactor shutdowns.
Frequently asked questions
- What does this nuclear power series measure?
- It quantifies the electrical energy generated by nuclear fission reactors situated within the designated regional territory.
- Why do monthly nuclear figures sometimes show sharp declines?
- Scheduled reactor maintenance and refueling outages necessitate temporary halts in generation.
- Does this series include electricity consumed internally by the power station?
- No, the figures measure net electricity delivered to the transmission grid, excluding on-site operational consumption.