Error Bar Chart
Renewable Energy Production
Solar and wind energy output variation throughout the year showing seasonal patterns and uncertainty.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
np.random.seed(42)
# Renewable energy data
months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
solar = np.array([120, 145, 210, 280, 350, 380, 395, 370, 290, 200, 140, 110])
wind = np.array([380, 350, 320, 280, 240, 200, 180, 190, 250, 310, 360, 390])
solar_var = np.array([25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 40, 35, 38, 35, 30, 25, 22])
wind_var = np.array([60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 32, 42, 50, 58, 62])
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), facecolor='#0a0a0f')
ax.set_facecolor('#0a0a0f')
x = np.arange(len(months))
ax.errorbar(x, solar, yerr=solar_var, fmt='o-', color='#F5B027',
ecolor='#F5B027', elinewidth=1.5, capsize=4, markersize=8,
markeredgecolor='white', linewidth=2.5, label='Solar', alpha=0.9)
ax.fill_between(x, solar - solar_var, solar + solar_var, color='#F5B027', alpha=0.15)
ax.errorbar(x, wind, yerr=wind_var, fmt='s-', color='#27D3F5',
ecolor='#27D3F5', elinewidth=1.5, capsize=4, markersize=8,
markeredgecolor='white', linewidth=2.5, label='Wind', alpha=0.9)
ax.fill_between(x, wind - wind_var, wind + wind_var, color='#27D3F5', alpha=0.15)
# Combined output
combined = solar + wind
ax.plot(x, combined, '--', color='#6CF527', linewidth=2,
label='Combined', alpha=0.8)
ax.set_xlabel('Month', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_ylabel('Energy Output (GWh)', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Renewable Energy Production Throughout Year', fontsize=14,
color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.set_xticks(x)
ax.set_xticklabels(months)
ax.legend(facecolor='#1a1a2e', edgecolor='#333', labelcolor='white', fontsize=10)
ax.tick_params(colors='#94a3b8', labelsize=9)
ax.set_ylim(0, 550)
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.2, color='#4a4a6a')
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_color('#333333')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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