Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, August 2024
August 2024
Monthly average€0.055€54.56/MWh
Cheapest day11 Aug€0.013/kWh
Most expensive day29 Aug€0.099/kWh
Hours below zero46h
In August 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.055/kWh (€54.56/MWh).
That is 16% more than in July 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 11 August 2024, averaging €0.013/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 29 August 2024 at €0.099/kWh.
The lowest price came on 11 August 2024 at 13:00 (-€0.060/kWh), the highest on 29 August 2024 at 21:00 (€0.133/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 46 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 38% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2024)
- €0.047 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.061
- Weekends
- €0.038
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 13:00–16:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Thursday | €0.079 | €0.047 16:00 | €0.109 22:00 | – |
| 2 Aug Friday | €0.078 | €0.050 16:00 | €0.110 08:00 | – |
| 3 Aug Saturday | €0.034 | €0.004 14:00 | €0.064 22:00 | – |
| 4 Aug Sunday | €0.032 | -€0.002 14:00 | €0.096 22:00 | 3 |
| 5 Aug Monday | €0.047 | €0.007 13:00 | €0.110 20:00 | – |
| 6 Aug Tuesday | €0.044 | €0.003 13:00 | €0.089 19:00 | – |
| 7 Aug Wednesday | €0.034 | €0.006 16:00 | €0.068 22:00 | – |
| 8 Aug Thursday | €0.031 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.052 22:00 | – |
| 9 Aug Friday | €0.024 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.090 21:00 | 4 |
| 10 Aug Saturday | €0.021 | -€0.030 13:00 | €0.088 22:00 | 7 |
| 11 Aug Sunday | €0.013 | -€0.060 13:00 | €0.059 20:00 | 7 |
| 12 Aug Monday | €0.046 | €0.000 04:00 | €0.131 21:00 | – |
| 13 Aug Tuesday | €0.083 | €0.044 13:00 | €0.118 08:00 | – |
| 14 Aug Wednesday | €0.086 | €0.064 03:00 | €0.116 19:00 | – |
| 15 Aug Thursday | €0.042 | €0.001 13:00 | €0.096 22:00 | – |
| 16 Aug Friday | €0.075 | €0.051 14:00 | €0.120 22:00 | – |
| 17 Aug Saturday | €0.075 | €0.035 14:00 | €0.114 21:00 | – |
| 18 Aug Sunday | €0.052 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.112 22:00 | – |
| 19 Aug Monday | €0.088 | €0.066 14:00 | €0.127 20:00 | – |
| 20 Aug Tuesday | €0.057 | €0.019 14:00 | €0.100 08:00 | – |
| 21 Aug Wednesday | €0.039 | -€0.005 14:00 | €0.096 19:00 | 3 |
| 22 Aug Thursday | €0.037 | -€0.003 13:00 | €0.119 20:00 | 4 |
| 23 Aug Friday | €0.036 | -€0.009 14:00 | €0.124 21:00 | 4 |
| 24 Aug Saturday | €0.029 | -€0.041 14:00 | €0.092 00:00 | 6 |
| 25 Aug Sunday | €0.019 | -€0.017 14:00 | €0.110 21:00 | 8 |
| 26 Aug Monday | €0.069 | €0.024 13:00 | €0.127 20:00 | – |
| 27 Aug Tuesday | €0.070 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.125 20:00 | – |
| 28 Aug Wednesday | €0.089 | €0.018 13:00 | €0.126 21:00 | – |
| 29 Aug Thursday | €0.099 | €0.048 13:00 | €0.133 21:00 | – |
| 30 Aug Friday | €0.095 | €0.072 04:00 | €0.124 08:00 | – |
| 31 Aug Saturday | €0.069 | €0.009 12:00 | €0.123 20:00 | – |
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