Day-ahead market · 15-minute pricesElectricity price today in France
Price curve
Each bar is one quarter-hour. Colours compare every slot with the rest of the same day.
In brief
Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in France costs an average of €0.161/kWh before taxes and network costs.
The cheapest quarter-hour runs from 15:30 to 15:45 at €0.000/kWh; the most expensive is 09:00–09:15 at €0.274/kWh.
Anything you can move by three hours runs cheapest between 13:30 and 16:30: on average €0.015/kWh, which is 91% below the day's average.
The wholesale average is 24% less than the day before and 16% below the seven-day average.
Tomorrow's prices are already out: the average for tomorrow is €0.156/kWh wholesale.
From now on, the cheapest two hours are tomorrow 12:15–14:15 (€0.091/kWh).
Compared with
- Yesterday
- €0.212 ▼
- 7-day average
- €0.191 ▼
- 30-day average
- €0.164 ▼
- Same day last year
- €0.067 ▲
Wholesale price · /kWh
Cheapest windows
The cheapest uninterrupted time windows of the day, for loads you can schedule.
Most expensive 3 hours: 07:15–10:15 · €0.245/kWh
When to switch on
Best start time for typical appliances, with the cost of one run at the best and at the worst moment.
Electric water heater
Costs are based on the wholesale price only.
EDF Tempo option
With the Tempo option of the French regulated tariff, the price per kWh depends on the colour of the day and the time. This is the current price grid.
| Off-peak (22:00–06:00) | Peak (06:00–22:00) | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue day · 300 | €0.136/kWh | €0.165/kWh |
| White day · 43 | €0.154/kWh | €0.192/kWh |
| Red day · 22 | €0.162/kWh | €0.730/kWh |
| Base option, for comparison | €0.200/kWh | |
Each season, from 1 September to 31 August, has 300 blue, 43 white and 22 red days. Red days only fall on weekdays between 1 November and 31 March; Sundays are always blue. The next day's colour is announced every day in the late morning.
Regulated prices incl. taxes, valid since 1 August 2026 (CRE deliberation no. 2026-147), 6 kVA.
Prices hour by hour
Wholesale price per quarter-hour and hourly average; the last column is the estimated final price.
| Hour | :00 | :15 | :30 | :45 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | €0.182 | €0.182 | €0.175 | €0.172 | €0.178 |
| 01:00 | €0.182 | €0.180 | €0.177 | €0.175 | €0.178 |
| 02:00 | €0.179 | €0.170 | €0.163 | €0.159 | €0.168 |
| 03:00 | €0.168 | €0.161 | €0.159 | €0.159 | €0.162 |
| 04:00 | €0.162 | €0.161 | €0.159 | €0.159 | €0.160 |
| 05:00 | €0.162 | €0.162 | €0.166 | €0.175 | €0.166 |
| 06:00 | €0.173 | €0.185 | €0.189 | €0.190 | €0.184 |
| 07:00 | €0.215 | €0.222 | €0.226 | €0.241 | €0.226 |
| 08:00 | €0.256 | €0.266 | €0.265 | €0.247 | €0.258 |
| 09:00 | €0.274 | €0.249 | €0.233 | €0.220 | €0.244 |
| 10:00 | €0.244 | €0.214 | €0.193 | €0.173 | €0.206 |
| 11:00 | €0.191 | €0.171 | €0.162 | €0.150 | €0.168 |
| 12:00 | €0.180 | €0.149 | €0.157 | €0.014 | €0.125 |
| 13:00 | €0.044 | €0.014 | €0.001 | €0.001 | €0.015 |
| 14:00 | €0.026 | €0.054 | €0.064 | €0.017 | €0.040 |
| 15:00 | €0.015 | €0.000 | €0.000 | €0.000 | €0.004 |
| 16:00 | €0.000 | €0.001 | €0.003 | €0.011 | €0.004 |
| 17:00 | €0.037 | €0.106 | €0.144 | €0.189 | €0.119 |
| 18:00 | €0.228 | €0.242 | €0.229 | €0.241 | €0.235 |
| 19:00 | €0.244 | €0.251 | €0.251 | €0.243 | €0.247 |
| 20:00 | €0.247 | €0.238 | €0.224 | €0.196 | €0.226 |
| 21:00 | €0.219 | €0.205 | €0.195 | €0.181 | €0.200 |
| 22:00 | €0.199 | €0.189 | €0.190 | €0.179 | €0.189 |
| 23:00 | €0.178 | €0.171 | €0.166 | €0.158 | €0.168 |
Neighbouring markets today
- Belgium
- €0.196
- Germany & Luxembourg
- €0.212
- Spain
- €0.147
- Switzerland
- €0.240
- Italy (North)
- €0.258
- Great Britain
- €0.208
Wholesale price · /kWh
How the French price is set
France is a single bidding zone in the European day-ahead market; since 1 October 2025 the noon auction sets 96 quarter-hour prices for the next day.
Most French households do not pay the spot price directly: they are on the regulated tariff (Base, peak/off-peak or Tempo) or on a fixed-price market offer. Regulated tariffs are set by the authorities on a proposal from the regulator CRE, usually in February and August. The spot price still shows when the system is tight – and it drives the few market-indexed offers.
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