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France electricity prices

The average household electricity price in France was 0.256 EUR/kWh in second half of 2025, including energy, network charges, taxes and levies. That was 9% above the European median in this dataset.

Average household price€0.256/kWh2,500-4,999 kWh a year
Price rank24th cheapestof 38 countries
Purchasing power (PPS)17th cheapestPPS adjusts for national price levels, not income

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How France compares

Rank 1 is the cheapest. These three countries have the closest average household price to France.

#23 🇳🇱 Netherlands€0.256
#24 🇫🇷 France€0.256
#25 🇱🇺 Luxembourg€0.267#26 🇪🇸 Spain€0.267

Daily timing

Prices also change by hour

The country benchmark above changes twice a year. A daily curve answers a different question: when electricity is cheapest within the day.

See France's daily price curve

Household price history

France electricity prices over time

Eurostat publishes this all-in household benchmark every six months. It includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies for homes using 2,500-4,999 kWh a year.

Latest€0.256/kWhsecond half of 2025
Half-year change-4.1%versus first half of 2025
Long-term change+109.6%since second half of 2007
PeriodHousehold priceChangePurchasing power
Periodsecond half of 2025 Household price€0.256/kWh Change-4.1% Purchasing power0.235 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2025 Household price€0.267/kWh Change-8.7% Purchasing power0.245 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2024 Household price€0.293/kWh Change+2.8% Purchasing power0.268 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2024 Household price€0.285/kWh Change+9.9% Purchasing power0.261 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2023 Household price€0.259/kWh Change+12.7% Purchasing power0.237 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2023 Household price€0.230/kWh Change+4.4% Purchasing power0.212 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2022 Household price€0.220/kWh Change+5.4% Purchasing power0.203 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2022 Household price€0.209/kWh Change+3.5% Purchasing power0.193 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2021 Household price€0.202/kWh Change+3.9% Purchasing power0.186 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2021 Household price€0.195/kWh Change-0.6% Purchasing power0.179 PPS/kWh
Show 27 earlier half-year releases
Periodsecond half of 2020 Household price€0.196/kWh Change+3.4% Purchasing power0.180 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2020 Household price€0.189/kWh Change-1.0% Purchasing power0.174 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2019 Household price€0.191/kWh Change+7.6% Purchasing power0.176 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2019 Household price€0.178/kWh Change-1.2% Purchasing power0.164 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2018 Household price€0.180/kWh Change+2.9% Purchasing power0.162 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2018 Household price€0.175/kWh Change-0.5% Purchasing power0.157 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2017 Household price€0.176/kWh Change+3.1% Purchasing power0.157 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2017 Household price€0.170/kWh Change-0.4% Purchasing power0.152 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2016 Household price€0.171/kWh Change+1.5% Purchasing power0.160 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2016 Household price€0.169/kWh Change+0.2% Purchasing power0.156 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2015 Household price€0.168/kWh Change+0.4% Purchasing power0.157 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2015 Household price€0.168/kWh Change-1.5% Purchasing power0.156 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2014 Household price€0.170/kWh Change+7.4% Purchasing power0.155 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2014 Household price€0.159/kWh Change-0.7% Purchasing power0.144 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2013 Household price€0.160/kWh Change+4.7% Purchasing power0.141 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2013 Household price€0.152/kWh Change+1.5% Purchasing power0.135 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2012 Household price€0.150/kWh Change+7.8% Purchasing power0.134 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2012 Household price€0.139/kWh Change-2.1% Purchasing power0.124 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2011 Household price€0.142/kWh Change+2.8% Purchasing power0.127 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2011 Household price€0.138/kWh Change+2.4% Purchasing power0.124 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2010 Household price€0.135/kWh Change+5.2% Purchasing power0.120 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2010 Household price€0.128/kWh Change+6.3% Purchasing power0.114 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2009 Household price€0.121/kWh Change+0.1% Purchasing power0.106 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2009 Household price€0.121/kWh Change+0.2% Purchasing power0.105 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2008 Household price€0.120/kWh Change-0.8% Purchasing power0.107 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2008 Household price€0.121/kWh Change-0.7% Purchasing power0.107 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2007 Household price€0.122/kWh ChangeNo change Purchasing power0.111 PPS/kWh

This is a country average for one consumption band, not a tariff quote for a specific home. Download the full history as CSV.

Market history

Monthly wholesale prices for France

This is the monthly average of published wholesale reference prices, not the household price above. It shows how the underlying electricity market changed month by month.

MonthAverageMonth rankDaily spread
August 20263 published days Average€119.5/MWh Month rank#14 Daily spread€187.0/MWh July 202628 published days Average€103.1/MWh Month rank#8 Daily spread€164.7/MWh June 202630 published days Average€69.5/MWh Month rank#6 Daily spread€153.2/MWh May 202630 published days Average€58.4/MWh Month rank#4 Daily spread€150.5/MWh April 202630 published days Average€40.9/MWh Month rank#2 Daily spread€156.0/MWh March 202631 published days Average€65.9/MWh Month rank#6 Daily spread€153.6/MWh February 202628 published days Average€46.9/MWh Month rank#3 Daily spread€102.5/MWh January 202631 published days Average€100.7/MWh Month rank#5 Daily spread€82.4/MWh

Wholesale market prices are not the prices households pay. Use the half-year history above for the all-in household benchmark.

10 kWp solar outlook

Tomorrow's standard solar forecast

A like-for-like estimate for a 10 kWp, south-facing system at 35 degrees with 14% system losses. It is a city-level weather estimate, not a forecast for a specific roof.

Explore all France solar forecasts

Forecast for Wednesday, Aug 5. Weather: Open-Meteo. PV estimate: GridPassport public PV forecast model.

Source and method

Eurostat electricity price statistics nrg_pc_204, second half of 2025, household consumption band 2,500-4,999 kWh a year. The price includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies.

PPS means purchasing power standard. It adjusts for each country's general price level and does not measure household income.

Source: Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), processed by GridPassport.