Electricity prices in France 2022
In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in France was € 0.2749 /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2022
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | € 211.31 | € 0.2113 | 69,464 |
| February 2022 | € 185.59 | € 0.1856 | 62,884 |
| March 2022 | € 295.24 | € 0.2952 | 56,181 |
| April 2022 | € 232.88 | € 0.2329 | 49,718 |
| May 2022 | € 197.38 | € 0.1974 | 43,466 |
| June 2022 | € 248.67 | € 0.2487 | 44,194 |
| July 2022 | € 399.43 | € 0.3994 | 44,651 |
| August 2022 | € 492.19 | € 0.4922 | 42,063 |
| September 2022 | € 393.85 | € 0.3938 | 43,481 |
| October 2022 | € 179.21 | € 0.1792 | 42,740 |
| November 2022 | € 192.08 | € 0.1921 | 50,520 |
| December 2022 | € 270.90 | € 0.2709 | 60,856 |
France operates the world's most nuclear-intensive electricity grid: 56 reactors generate around 65% of national supply, plus 12% from hydropower and a fast-growing 14% from wind and solar. RTE, the state TSO, manages the single FR bidding zone — the largest synchronous bloc in Europe. The 2022 fleet-wide stress-corrosion crisis cut nuclear output to a 30-year low, briefly making France a net importer; capacity has since recovered.
Day-ahead clearing happens on EPEX SPOT Paris. The 2024 multi-annual energy plan calls for 6 new EPR2 reactors plus ambitious 100 GW solar and 40 GW offshore wind by 2050.
France is electrically coupled to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK (via 4 GW HVDC), Italy, Spain, and Switzerland — making it the largest power exporter in the EU during low-demand periods. Heating is dominated by direct electric resistance, which makes winter cold spells the dominant driver of peak demand.