France day-ahead electricity price
France electricity prices on the day-ahead market, including daily baseload and peakload averages.
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| Average prices2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baseload (average of all hours) | 216.33 | 129.94 | 130.85 | 176.71 | 172.76 | 149.47 | 149.69 | 163.24 | 113.02 | 79.08 | 110.12 | 138.34 | 163.6 | 148.72 | 81.84 | 72.62 | 65.33 | 134.28 | 156.6 | 159.84 | 153.92 | 105.45 | 76.47 | 100.62 | 152.8 | 143.12 | 165.78 | 162.21 | 177.35 | 138.15 | 122.27 | |
| Peakload (weekdays 8:00–20:00) | 209.3 | 151.65 | 141.28 | 131 | 116.27 | 144.96 | 73.4 | 105.44 | 143.08 | 116.57 | 49.38 | 106.7 | 150.94 | 152.4 | 142.95 | 70.54 | 132.84 | 116.53 | 154.67 | 151.17 | 168.61 | |||||||||||
| Hourly range2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest hourly price | 150.4 | -0.01 | 0 | 59.95 | 19.58 | 67.54 | 39.22 | 67.26 | -0.09 | -0.01 | 2.94 | 31.63 | 78.53 | 34.35 | -0.01 | -1.01 | -0.1 | 34.59 | 107.08 | 119.06 | 114.76 | 0.92 | -3.93 | -0.01 | 55.36 | 72.28 | 123.8 | 130.08 | 141.28 | 27.34 | 8.35 | |
| Highest hourly price | 305.82 | 233.83 | 210.19 | 272.88 | 271.53 | 218.42 | 213.72 | 245.81 | 227.66 | 185.39 | 175.53 | 218.97 | 237.84 | 233.29 | 193.52 | 193.86 | 138 | 180.82 | 207.47 | 212.32 | 209.68 | 189.33 | 164.44 | 172.57 | 198.67 | 195.62 | 209.64 | 201.34 | 213.78 | 206.54 | 184.99 | |
| Hours with a negative price | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latest reading
Baseload (average of all hours) stood at 216.33 EUR per MWh in Sep 14, 2026. That is +86.39 EUR per MWh from Sep 13, 2026 and +201.26 EUR per MWh from a year earlier. The series on this page is daily and runs from Jan 5, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026. Source: Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE) – day-ahead auction prices, bidding zone France (data via SMARD.de, CC BY 4.0).
- Latest
- 216.33 EUR per MWh
- Sep 14, 2026
- vs previous period
- +86.39 EUR per MWh
- Sep 13, 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +201.26 EUR per MWh
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About this data
France electricity prices on the day-ahead market, including daily baseload and peakload averages. This daily dataset from Energy-Charts (Fraunhofer ISE) tracks auction prices for the French bidding zone in EUR per MWh. It provides baseload averages, peakload averages for weekdays, lowest and highest hourly prices, and the number of hours with a negative price. Data is available since 2015.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the day-ahead France electricity prices?
- Day-ahead electricity prices in France are daily auction prices determined for the French bidding zone. They represent the price of electricity for delivery on the following day, calculated for each hour.
- How are baseload and peakload prices defined in this table?
- Baseload represents the average price across all hours of the day. Peakload is the average price for hours between 8:00 and 20:00 on weekdays (Monday to Friday) local time.
- What other metrics are available besides average electricity prices?
- In addition to baseload and peakload averages, the table tracks the lowest and highest hourly prices of the day, as well as the daily count of hours with a negative price.
- What is the source and coverage of this French power price data?
- The data is sourced from Energy-Charts by Fraunhofer ISE, using primary data from SMARD.de, and provides daily figures for France starting from 2015.
