Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, March 2026
In March 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.064/kWh (€63.85/MWh).
That is 39% more than in February 2026 and 17% less than in March 2025.
The cheapest day was Wednesday, 25 March 2026, averaging €0.016/kWh; the most expensive was Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at €0.125/kWh.
The lowest price came on 22 March 2026 at 11:45 (-€0.004/kWh), the highest on 4 March 2026 at 08:00 (€0.291/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 38.8 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 12% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (February 2026)
- €0.046 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.077 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.066
- Weekends
- €0.058
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 · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar Sunday | €0.018 | -€0.001 13:15 | €0.062 18:45 | 4.50 |
| 2 Mar Monday | €0.029 | €0.000 11:30 | €0.151 19:00 | – |
| 3 Mar Tuesday | €0.059 | €0.001 13:30 | €0.193 18:45 | – |
| 4 Mar Wednesday | €0.075 | €0.005 13:30 | €0.291 08:00 | – |
| 5 Mar Thursday | €0.083 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.176 08:00 | – |
| 6 Mar Friday | €0.072 | €0.035 04:15 | €0.151 19:15 | – |
| 7 Mar Saturday | €0.062 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.140 19:30 | – |
| 8 Mar Sunday | €0.077 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.171 18:45 | 0.25 |
| 9 Mar Monday | €0.121 | €0.072 14:00 | €0.233 18:45 | – |
| 10 Mar Tuesday | €0.125 | €0.072 23:45 | €0.217 19:00 | – |
| 11 Mar Wednesday | €0.054 | €0.000 00:45 | €0.162 19:30 | 0.50 |
| 12 Mar Thursday | €0.051 | €0.000 11:30 | €0.125 08:00 | 4 |
| 13 Mar Friday | €0.042 | €0.000 04:15 | €0.168 19:15 | – |
| 14 Mar Saturday | €0.109 | €0.039 16:00 | €0.183 19:00 | – |
| 15 Mar Sunday | €0.063 | €0.000 15:45 | €0.146 00:00 | 1.25 |
| 16 Mar Monday | €0.063 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.185 18:45 | – |
| 17 Mar Tuesday | €0.072 | €0.000 10:30 | €0.193 08:00 | 4 |
| 18 Mar Wednesday | €0.026 | -€0.001 12:45 | €0.076 19:45 | 6.50 |
| 19 Mar Thursday | €0.031 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.114 19:30 | 2.75 |
| 20 Mar Friday | €0.055 | €0.001 13:15 | €0.169 19:30 | – |
| 21 Mar Saturday | €0.041 | €0.000 14:15 | €0.104 19:45 | 0.25 |
| 22 Mar Sunday | €0.041 | -€0.004 11:45 | €0.144 19:30 | 4.75 |
| 23 Mar Monday | €0.086 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.240 18:45 | – |
| 24 Mar Tuesday | €0.051 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.141 00:00 | 1.75 |
| 25 Mar Wednesday | €0.016 | €0.000 16:00 | €0.115 18:45 | 7 |
| 26 Mar Thursday | €0.071 | €0.000 10:45 | €0.179 18:45 | 1.25 |
| 27 Mar Friday | €0.115 | €0.045 13:30 | €0.203 07:00 | – |
| 28 Mar Saturday | €0.063 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.162 20:00 | – |
| 29 Mar Sunday | €0.050 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.126 00:00 | – |
| 30 Mar Monday | €0.047 | €0.000 17:00 | €0.144 21:00 | – |
| 31 Mar Tuesday | €0.109 | €0.040 13:45 | €0.203 08:00 | – |
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