Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in France, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in France cost an average of €0.123/kWh (€122.80/MWh).
That is 29% more than in July 2026 and 126% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 29 August 2026, averaging €0.065/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 17 August 2026 at €0.177/kWh.
The lowest price came on 8 August 2026 at 14:00 (-€0.011/kWh), the highest on 13 August 2026 at 19:45 (€0.487/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 44.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 29% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- €0.095 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.054 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.135
- Weekends
- €0.096
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 Saturday | €0.102 | €0.000 13:15 | €0.190 22:00 | – |
| 2 Aug Sunday | €0.099 | -€0.004 13:45 | €0.193 20:45 | 4.75 |
| 3 Aug Monday | €0.132 | €0.028 13:30 | €0.202 20:45 | – |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | €0.135 | €0.069 16:00 | €0.191 20:45 | – |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | €0.099 | €0.000 12:45 | €0.176 22:30 | – |
| 6 Aug Thursday | €0.097 | €0.002 13:45 | €0.185 20:45 | – |
| 7 Aug Friday | €0.106 | €0.004 13:30 | €0.175 22:30 | – |
| 8 Aug Saturday | €0.094 | -€0.011 14:00 | €0.187 21:15 | 5.50 |
| 9 Aug Sunday | €0.091 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.176 20:45 | 4.50 |
| 10 Aug Monday | €0.126 | €0.025 13:30 | €0.208 21:00 | – |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | €0.115 | €0.009 14:00 | €0.209 19:45 | – |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | €0.141 | €0.012 13:45 | €0.461 19:45 | – |
| 13 Aug Thursday | €0.155 | €0.027 13:45 | €0.487 19:45 | – |
| 14 Aug Friday | €0.146 | €0.030 13:30 | €0.280 19:45 | – |
| 15 Aug Saturday | €0.122 | €0.004 13:45 | €0.199 19:45 | – |
| 16 Aug Sunday | €0.138 | €0.023 12:45 | €0.215 22:00 | – |
| 17 Aug Monday | €0.177 | €0.137 13:45 | €0.219 19:45 | – |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | €0.162 | €0.113 16:15 | €0.209 21:15 | – |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | €0.166 | €0.113 13:30 | €0.222 19:45 | – |
| 20 Aug Thursday | €0.143 | €0.064 13:45 | €0.202 20:45 | – |
| 21 Aug Friday | €0.153 | €0.031 16:00 | €0.212 08:00 | – |
| 22 Aug Saturday | €0.101 | €0.000 11:45 | €0.188 20:45 | 3.25 |
| 23 Aug Sunday | €0.076 | -€0.005 13:45 | €0.167 21:15 | 7.75 |
| 24 Aug Monday | €0.105 | €0.000 03:45 | €0.198 19:45 | – |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | €0.154 | €0.095 16:00 | €0.220 19:30 | – |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | €0.160 | €0.111 13:45 | €0.227 19:45 | – |
| 27 Aug Thursday | €0.157 | €0.102 13:15 | €0.221 19:45 | – |
| 28 Aug Friday | €0.134 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.196 19:45 | – |
| 29 Aug Saturday | €0.065 | €0.000 13:30 | €0.163 21:00 | 7.50 |
| 30 Aug Sunday | €0.073 | -€0.001 13:45 | €0.213 20:45 | 7.50 |
| 31 Aug Monday | €0.082 | €0.000 13:00 | €0.223 18:45 | 3.50 |
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