Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, January 2026
January 2026
Monthly average€0.101€100.65/MWh
Cheapest day1 Jan€0.049/kWh
Most expensive day19 Jan€0.134/kWh
Hours below zero0h
In January 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.101/kWh (€100.65/MWh).
That is 46% more than in December 2025 and 2% less than in January 2025.
The cheapest day was Thursday, 1 January 2026, averaging €0.049/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 19 January 2026 at €0.134/kWh.
The lowest price came on 2 January 2026 at 03:45 (€0.005/kWh), the highest on 5 January 2026 at 17:30 (€0.244/kWh).
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 03:00–06:00. Weekends were on average 2% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2025)
- €0.069 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.102 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.101
- Weekends
- €0.099
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 · 03:00–06:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan Thursday | €0.049 | €0.010 09:45 | €0.096 00:00 | – |
| 2 Jan Friday | €0.068 | €0.005 03:45 | €0.106 18:45 | – |
| 3 Jan Saturday | €0.089 | €0.073 06:00 | €0.113 18:00 | – |
| 4 Jan Sunday | €0.094 | €0.080 14:30 | €0.124 19:00 | – |
| 5 Jan Monday | €0.128 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.244 17:30 | – |
| 6 Jan Tuesday | €0.127 | €0.086 23:45 | €0.190 09:00 | – |
| 7 Jan Wednesday | €0.105 | €0.081 03:45 | €0.147 18:45 | – |
| 8 Jan Thursday | €0.108 | €0.066 23:45 | €0.204 10:00 | – |
| 9 Jan Friday | €0.071 | €0.020 04:15 | €0.099 17:45 | – |
| 10 Jan Saturday | €0.080 | €0.051 15:00 | €0.130 18:45 | – |
| 11 Jan Sunday | €0.088 | €0.059 10:45 | €0.108 00:00 | – |
| 12 Jan Monday | €0.086 | €0.060 04:00 | €0.129 18:45 | – |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | €0.090 | €0.074 04:15 | €0.126 09:00 | – |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | €0.112 | €0.085 23:45 | €0.185 18:45 | – |
| 15 Jan Thursday | €0.098 | €0.075 23:45 | €0.123 17:45 | – |
| 16 Jan Friday | €0.113 | €0.071 03:45 | €0.163 17:45 | – |
| 17 Jan Saturday | €0.113 | €0.094 06:15 | €0.146 18:30 | – |
| 18 Jan Sunday | €0.110 | €0.096 13:00 | €0.148 19:15 | – |
| 19 Jan Monday | €0.134 | €0.098 05:00 | €0.204 17:45 | – |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | €0.102 | €0.082 04:45 | €0.144 09:00 | – |
| 21 Jan Wednesday | €0.088 | €0.064 03:45 | €0.134 18:45 | – |
| 22 Jan Thursday | €0.089 | €0.020 00:45 | €0.140 18:45 | – |
| 23 Jan Friday | €0.103 | €0.052 03:45 | €0.138 09:00 | – |
| 24 Jan Saturday | €0.104 | €0.083 06:00 | €0.138 19:00 | – |
| 25 Jan Sunday | €0.100 | €0.058 05:15 | €0.138 18:30 | – |
| 26 Jan Monday | €0.117 | €0.081 16:00 | €0.190 09:00 | – |
| 27 Jan Tuesday | €0.094 | €0.008 04:15 | €0.152 18:45 | – |
| 28 Jan Wednesday | €0.127 | €0.084 03:45 | €0.188 10:00 | – |
| 29 Jan Thursday | €0.117 | €0.085 03:45 | €0.170 09:00 | – |
| 30 Jan Friday | €0.104 | €0.078 04:45 | €0.145 09:00 | – |
| 31 Jan Saturday | €0.112 | €0.091 00:45 | €0.145 19:00 | – |
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