France electricity prices
The residential electricity price in France is
EUR 0.283 per kWh or USD 0.328.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.157 kWh or
USD 0.182.
These retail prices were collected in December 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2025 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 191.65% of the world average electricity price and 132.34% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in France are 108.34% of the world average price and 85.01% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 180.26% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in France are 172.87% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 131.32% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of France
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in France is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 12.43%,
wind 8.69%,
solar 4.64%,
hydro 10.23%,
nuclear 63.99%, and
geothermal 0.02%.
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