NRG_PC_204 · FR Electricity prices in France
Price paid by households in Eurostat band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh per year), expressed in euros per kWh.
Band DC · 2,500–4,999 kWh/year
Latest price incl. taxes
0.2561 €/kWh
25.61 c€/kWh
H2 2025
Half-yearly history
Electricity price trend
France
Source: Eurostat · nrg_pc_204 · Band DC · 2,500–4,999 kWh/year · EUR/kWh · toutes taxes comprises.
TAX LEVELS
The three Eurostat price levels
Eurostat publishes the same price at three tax levels, making it possible to distinguish the tax-free price from the amount paid by households.
BENCHMARK
Comparison with the European Union
France0.2561 €/kWh
VS
UE-270.2896 €/kWh
gap vs EU-27-11.6 %
READING THE PRICE
What the electricity price in France shows
Latest trend
For H2 2025, the price including all taxes is 0.2561 €/kWh. Over one year, it falls by 12.5 %. Compared with five years earlier, the increase is 30.8 %. The level is 11.6 % below the EU-27 average of 0.2896 €/kWh for the same period.
Taxes and levies
The difference between the price excluding taxes and the all-tax price is 0.0776 €/kWh, giving an indication of the combined weight of taxes and levies in this statistical series.
What this indicator means
This page follows a standard Eurostat consumption band. It is useful for country and time comparisons, but it is not a personalised household bill simulation.
METHODOLOGY
How should this price be read?
EnergyBoard uses a standard consumption band to make countries comparable. This is not a commercial tariff offered by a supplier, but an average statistical price observed by Eurostat.
Band DC · 2,500–4,999 kWh/year · Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204.