Renewable gas share in Normandy, France
Renewable gas share in Normandy, France stood at 4.58% in Aug 2026, according to ODRé – Open Data Réseaux Énergies (RTE, NaTran, Teréga). It is one of the indicators in the Monthly gas consumption table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2020 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Monthly gas consumption table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Renewable gas share | |||||||||||
| Normandy | 4.58 | 4.84 | 4.64 | 3.89 | 3.38 | 2.91 | 2.43 | 2.1 | 2.25 | 2.59 | |
| Hauts-de-France | 6.48 | 7.64 | 7.57 | 6.97 | 5.36 | 4.02 | 3.09 | 2.13 | 2.61 | 2.88 |
Understanding renewable gas share in Normandy, France
Quantifying the proportion of green gas blended into the energy supply of Normandy, France, involves comparing locally generated biomethane volumes against total regional pipeline throughput. This metric explicitly tracks the displacement of imported fossil hydrocarbons by evaluating renewable inputs injected directly into distribution pipelines. Industrial feedstocks consumed directly on-site without entering the public grid remain excluded from the aggregate ratio. The resulting share highlights localized progress in decarbonizing the local fuel supply independently of total consumption magnitudes.
Seasonality heavily dictates the movement of this percentage, as cold-weather spikes in domestic heating inflate the denominator faster than biomethane production can scale. Analysts must weigh monthly variations against annual baseline cycles to separate temporary weather effects from structural infrastructure expansions. Comparing these figures with neighboring territories requires keeping in mind differences in local agricultural waste availability and anaerobic digestion plant density. Revisions frequently materialize when network operators reconcile delayed injection metering data.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this metric include industrial gas used privately on-site?
- No, it only evaluates gas that enters the public distribution network where biomethane blending occurs.
- Why is year-on-year evaluation preferred over month-on-month tracking?
- Annual comparisons neutralize severe weather-driven consumption swings that distort short-term percentage changes.
- What primary factor drives changes in this monthly ratio?
- The balance between newly operational biomethane injection sites and fluctuating total regional heating demand.