Electricity prices in France 2024
In 2024, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in France was € 0.0582 /kWh (▼40% vs 2023). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2024
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | € 76.70 | € 0.0767 | 63,721 |
| February 2024 | € 58.46 | € 0.0585 | 55,905 |
| March 2024 | € 53.88 | € 0.0539 | 52,243 |
| April 2024 | € 28.62 | € 0.0286 | 47,219 |
| May 2024 | € 27.30 | € 0.0273 | 41,391 |
| June 2024 | € 37.88 | € 0.0379 | 41,401 |
| July 2024 | € 47.35 | € 0.0473 | 42,689 |
| August 2024 | € 54.62 | € 0.0546 | 41,203 |
| September 2024 | € 52.36 | € 0.0524 | 42,140 |
| October 2024 | € 62.64 | € 0.0626 | 45,204 |
| November 2024 | € 100.62 | € 0.1006 | 53,666 |
| December 2024 | € 98.21 | € 0.0982 | 60,675 |
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.