France: electricity price for households 2023

In the first half of 2023, the average electricity price for households in France amounted to 23.17 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, the highest price ever recorded in the country. Since 2010, the electricity prices for household consumption have been continuously increasing from 12.83 euro cents per kilowatt-hour.

Residential energy consumption in France

The residential energy consumption in France mainly comprised electricity and natural gas. The price of this fossil fuel for French households increased amidst the global energy crisis of 2022 and was at 0.1 euros per kilowatt-hour by the end of the year.

The development of renewable energy sources in France

Although nuclear power still accounted for the most important part of electricity production in France, the second-leading electricity source was hydropower. Furthermore, the production capacity of electricity from solar power has been steadily and significantly increasing from 808 megawatts in 2010 to more than 18 gigawatts in 2023.

Electricity prices for households in France from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	Price in euro cents per kilowatt-hour
2023 H1	23.17
2022 H2	22.04
2022 H1	20.92
2021 H2	20.22
2021 H1	19.46
2020 H2	19.58
2020 H1	18.93
2019 H2	19.13
2019 H1	17.78
2018 H2	17.99
2018 H1	17.48
2017 H2	17.56
2017 H1	17.04
2016 H2	17.11
2016 H1	16.85
2015 H2	16.82
2015 H1	16.76
2014 H2	17.02
2014 H1	15.85
2013 H2	15.96
2013 H1	15.24
2012 H2	15.01
2012 H1	13.92
2011 H2	14.22
2011 H1	13.83
2010 H2	13.5
2010 H1	12.83

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

France

Survey time period

H1 2010 to H1 2023

Supplementary notes

All taxes and levies included.
Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2 500 and 5 000 kWh.
The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.

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