Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, May 2025
In May 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.019/kWh (€19.38/MWh).
That is 54% less than in April 2025 and 29% less than in May 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 11 May 2025, averaging -€0.006/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at €0.047/kWh.
The lowest price came on 1 May 2025 at 14:00 (-€0.118/kWh), the highest on 30 May 2025 at 22:00 (€0.130/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 133 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 52% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (April 2025)
- €0.042 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.027 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.023
- Weekends
- €0.011
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 May Thursday | €0.006 | -€0.118 14:00 | €0.079 22:00 | 7 |
| 2 May Friday | €0.020 | -€0.004 14:00 | €0.078 00:00 | 5 |
| 3 May Saturday | €0.018 | -€0.003 13:00 | €0.064 21:00 | 5 |
| 4 May Sunday | €0.012 | -€0.005 14:00 | €0.036 00:00 | 7 |
| 5 May Monday | €0.013 | €0.000 18:00 | €0.035 07:00 | 1 |
| 6 May Tuesday | €0.014 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.065 21:00 | 3 |
| 7 May Wednesday | €0.022 | €0.000 11:00 | €0.080 21:00 | – |
| 8 May Thursday | €0.010 | €0.000 16:00 | €0.040 22:00 | 5 |
| 9 May Friday | €0.015 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.058 22:00 | 3 |
| 10 May Saturday | -€0.001 | -€0.111 14:00 | €0.037 21:00 | 7 |
| 11 May Sunday | -€0.006 | -€0.110 15:00 | €0.035 21:00 | 9 |
| 12 May Monday | €0.026 | -€0.004 14:00 | €0.122 21:00 | 6 |
| 13 May Tuesday | €0.047 | -€0.003 13:00 | €0.128 21:00 | 4 |
| 14 May Wednesday | €0.034 | -€0.004 13:00 | €0.092 07:00 | 5 |
| 15 May Thursday | €0.016 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.035 07:00 | 6 |
| 16 May Friday | €0.011 | -€0.002 14:00 | €0.042 23:00 | 7 |
| 17 May Saturday | €0.014 | -€0.011 14:00 | €0.057 22:00 | 8 |
| 18 May Sunday | €0.014 | -€0.015 14:00 | €0.059 20:00 | 8 |
| 19 May Monday | €0.025 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.064 19:00 | – |
| 20 May Tuesday | €0.022 | €0.003 14:00 | €0.054 22:00 | – |
| 21 May Wednesday | €0.034 | €0.002 15:00 | €0.080 19:00 | – |
| 22 May Thursday | €0.021 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.061 22:00 | 4 |
| 23 May Friday | €0.017 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.076 22:00 | – |
| 24 May Saturday | €0.013 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.052 22:00 | 3 |
| 25 May Sunday | €0.004 | -€0.017 14:00 | €0.035 22:00 | 10 |
| 26 May Monday | €0.021 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.076 21:00 | 3 |
| 27 May Tuesday | €0.030 | €0.000 11:00 | €0.111 21:00 | – |
| 28 May Wednesday | €0.027 | €0.000 12:00 | €0.101 22:00 | – |
| 29 May Thursday | €0.031 | -€0.001 14:00 | €0.079 21:00 | 5 |
| 30 May Friday | €0.042 | -€0.003 14:00 | €0.130 22:00 | 5 |
| 31 May Saturday | €0.029 | -€0.013 13:00 | €0.107 00:00 | 7 |
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