What does the price include?
We show the ENTSO-E day-ahead wholesale price. Grid charges, electricity tax, and other bill components are not included.
Electricity prices in France
Current day-ahead electricity prices, cheapest periods, and a rolling 30-day view for France.
Electricity price now
17.36
c/kWh
Wholesale price
- Average
- 15.27
- Lowest
- 9.04
- Highest
- 26.03
Cheapest upcoming period
13:15–14:15 9.36 c/kWh
Exchange rate:
Data updated:
11 % higher compared with yesterday
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Prices through the day
France · c/kWh
Cheap
Expensive
Colours relative to the price level over the last 30 days
Hourly prices
Thu 16/07
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 16.60 c/kWh | |
| 15.92 c/kWh | |
| 15.26 c/kWh | |
| 14.86 c/kWh | |
| 14.72 c/kWh | |
| 15.33 c/kWh | |
| 16.63 c/kWh | |
| 16.88 c/kWh | |
| 16.21 c/kWh | |
| 13.64 c/kWh | |
| 11.81 c/kWh | |
| 10.69 c/kWh | |
| 9.95 c/kWh | |
| 9.54 c/kWh | |
| 10.12 c/kWh | |
| 11.04 c/kWh | |
| 12.06 c/kWh | |
| 13.99 c/kWh | |
| 16.89 c/kWh | |
| 21.46 c/kWh | |
| 23.00 c/kWh | |
| 21.20 c/kWh | |
| 20.68 c/kWh | |
| 18.03 c/kWh |
Last 30 days
Daily average from the available rolling month of data.
Europe · Wholesale price
Rank: 21 of 44
Compare day-ahead wholesale prices across 45 European bidding zones.
How does a bidding zone work?
The same day-ahead price applies across the selected bidding zone. A country may contain several zones.
When are tomorrow’s prices published?
Tomorrow’s prices normally appear in the afternoon after the market results are available.
How is currency converted?
The source price remains in euros per megawatt-hour. Other currencies are estimates based on the ECB reference rate.
Source and updates
Prices come from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead dataset and are checked regularly.
Limitations
Currency conversion and optional VAT or margin values are estimates. This service does not calculate the complete electricity bill.