France electricity prices
The residential electricity price in France is
EUR 0.259 per kWh or USD 0.285.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.175 kWh or
USD 0.193.
These retail prices were collected in December 2023 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare France with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Électricité de France (EDF), Médiateur national de l'énergie
Electricity price analysis for France
- Residential electricity prices in France are 180.14% of the world average electricity price and 119.48% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in France are 123.06% of the world average price and 91.60% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 148.00% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in France are 171.53% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 141.08% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
