Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, February 2026
In February 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.046/kWh (€46.02/MWh).
That is 54% less than in January 2026 and 62% less than in February 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 22 February 2026, averaging €0.010/kWh; the most expensive was Sunday, 1 February 2026 at €0.110/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 February 2026 at 10:45 (€0.000/kWh), the highest on 9 February 2026 at 09:00 (€0.172/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 32.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 03:00–06:00. Weekends were on average 10% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (January 2026)
- €0.101 ▼
- Same month last year
- €0.123 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.047
- Weekends
- €0.043
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 Feb Sunday | €0.110 | €0.094 03:00 | €0.145 18:30 | – |
| 2 Feb Monday | €0.110 | €0.085 21:45 | €0.154 09:00 | – |
| 3 Feb Tuesday | €0.087 | €0.026 03:30 | €0.130 18:45 | – |
| 4 Feb Wednesday | €0.089 | €0.050 00:45 | €0.138 09:00 | – |
| 5 Feb Thursday | €0.070 | €0.000 04:00 | €0.114 18:45 | – |
| 6 Feb Friday | €0.069 | €0.010 04:15 | €0.126 19:30 | – |
| 7 Feb Saturday | €0.063 | €0.003 14:00 | €0.118 19:00 | – |
| 8 Feb Sunday | €0.077 | €0.035 13:45 | €0.133 19:00 | – |
| 9 Feb Monday | €0.084 | €0.034 23:45 | €0.172 09:00 | – |
| 10 Feb Tuesday | €0.056 | €0.000 23:45 | €0.138 09:00 | – |
| 11 Feb Wednesday | €0.014 | €0.000 02:45 | €0.081 18:45 | 2.50 |
| 12 Feb Thursday | €0.017 | €0.000 03:30 | €0.059 18:30 | 1.75 |
| 13 Feb Friday | €0.058 | €0.003 04:00 | €0.140 19:00 | – |
| 14 Feb Saturday | €0.034 | €0.000 04:45 | €0.129 18:45 | 0.25 |
| 15 Feb Sunday | €0.015 | €0.000 09:15 | €0.107 00:00 | 0.50 |
| 16 Feb Monday | €0.012 | €0.000 02:45 | €0.117 19:00 | 3.75 |
| 17 Feb Tuesday | €0.046 | €0.000 04:00 | €0.136 18:45 | – |
| 18 Feb Wednesday | €0.030 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.090 08:00 | – |
| 19 Feb Thursday | €0.037 | €0.000 03:00 | €0.130 19:00 | – |
| 20 Feb Friday | €0.047 | €0.003 13:45 | €0.123 09:00 | – |
| 21 Feb Saturday | €0.017 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.092 19:15 | 2.25 |
| 22 Feb Sunday | €0.010 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.062 19:15 | 6.75 |
| 23 Feb Monday | €0.028 | €0.000 15:00 | €0.116 18:45 | 2.75 |
| 24 Feb Tuesday | €0.032 | €0.000 16:00 | €0.105 19:15 | 0.25 |
| 25 Feb Wednesday | €0.027 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.114 18:45 | 3 |
| 26 Feb Thursday | €0.023 | €0.000 13:45 | €0.097 19:30 | 3 |
| 27 Feb Friday | €0.013 | €0.000 21:45 | €0.064 19:15 | 2 |
| 28 Feb Saturday | €0.017 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.082 19:30 | 3.50 |
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