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The price of electricity today

The day-ahead auction result, in Paris time.

Interval by interval

Average price today 221.77€/MWh 0.222 €/kWh now 229.09€/MWh interval 10:30–10:45 Tomorrow —€/MWh not published yet Last 30 days 158.67€/MWh average weighted by duration

Grid snapshot

Demand, generation and balance, updated every minute.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

National consumption
54,292MW
▲ +10,885 MW vs a day ago
Domestic production
54,660MW
Covers all national consumption; the 369 MW surplus (0.7%) goes to export.
▲ +694 MW vs a day ago
Importing now
73MW
Measured on the interconnectors, 0.1% of consumption. The 369 MW difference from “consumption minus production” is expected: generation-by-source as published does not cover everything that is generated.
▲ +4,057 MW vs a day ago
Solar production
3,060MW
5.6% of current production.
▼ −3,970 MW vs a day ago
Nuclear now
37,092MW
67.9% of production, baseload.
Day-ahead price
229.1EUR/MWh
CO₂ estimated
64g/kWhestimated

Physical cross-border flows

Electricity measured crossing every border in September 2026, valued at this zone's day-ahead price.

96.1% of the month's hours measured

Physical exports 8,697,880 MWh estimated market value 1,225,256,530 €, at 140.87 €/MWh
Physical imports 1,066,893 MWh estimated market value 149,551,757 €, at 140.18 €/MWh
Estimated market value 1,075,704,772 € the month averaged 143.30 €/MWh
Border with Out, MWh at €/MWh In, MWh at €/MWh Difference €
Italy 3,583,448 142.68 8,294 -0.12 511,302,544
Germany 1,620,126 162.41 234,031 114.45 236,341,288
United Kingdom 986,505 119.91 260,472 148.70 79,559,584
Spain 780,038 137.26 395,852 144.23 49,977,402
Belgium 938,790 137.12 64,306 128.61 120,459,367
Switzerland 788,975 122.61 103,938 179.63 78,064,587

1,075,704,772 € for 7,630,987 MWh that stayed in the country works out at 140.97 € per megawatt-hour, in a month that averaged 143.30.

  • Energy that stayed, at the month's average price −1,093,503,664 101.7%
  • What came in arrived above that average −3,331,669 0.3%
  • What went out left below it 21,130,560 -2.0%

The first line is energy the country needed and got. The other two — 17,798,891 € together — come not from how much moved but from when: cheap hours to sell in, expensive hours to buy in. That is the price of a timing mismatch, not a loss.

Official validation AWAITING OFFICIAL ANRE DATA

Physical cross-border flows and commercial electricity trades measure different phenomena. ANRE data is shown as an independent official benchmark and should not be interpreted as an exact reconciliation.

All months, every border

Not an invoice. Cross-border electricity is not sold country to country: the markets are coupled and the physical flow is the outcome of a shared auction. These figures value the measured flow at this zone's own day-ahead price, so both directions can be compared on the same scale.

Flows are measured, quarter-hour by quarter-hour; hourly borders are spread across the four quarters they cover, so every megawatt-hour meets the price that was actually in force. Energy entering the country is not the same as energy consumed here — some of it passes through.

Who we sold energy to

Who we sold energy to when they needed it — last 30 days

data for the last 30 days · 30 days covered

  • Italy 3,823.91 GWh
    2,685 MW on average · 43.7%
  • Germany 1,336.91 GWh
    836 MW on average · 15.3%
  • Switzerland 1,067.39 GWh
    1,724 MW on average · 12.2%
  • Belgium 977.54 GWh
    1,541 MW on average · 11.2%
  • United Kingdom 876.59 GWh
    2,058 MW on average · 10.0%
  • Spain 666.26 GWh
    1,654 MW on average · 7.6%

What we sent our neighbours, per border. Energy summed from quarter-hour averages over the days actually covered by the archive. The average power is over the hours in which it flowed this way, not over every hour. A country can appear in both lists: with the same neighbour we import in some hours and export in others.

Who we bought energy from

Who sold us energy when we needed it — last 30 days

data for the last 30 days · 30 days covered

  • Spain 366.62 GWh
    1,157 MW on average · 32.6%
  • United Kingdom 326.07 GWh
    1,173 MW on average · 29.0%
  • Germany 307.71 GWh
    550 MW on average · 27.3%
  • Switzerland 75.59 GWh
    756 MW on average · 6.7%
  • Belgium 40.84 GWh
    480 MW on average · 3.6%
  • Italy 8.62 GWh
    616 MW on average · 0.8%

What our neighbours sent us, per border. Energy summed from quarter-hour averages over the days actually covered by the archive. The average power is over the hours in which it flowed this way, not over every hour. A country can appear in both lists: with the same neighbour we import in some hours and export in others.

Energy sources

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

Nuclear
37,092MW
67.9% of total
Natural gas
5,074MW
9.3% of total
Solar
3,060MW
5.6% of total
Onshore wind
2,590MW
4.7% of total
Run-of-river hydro
2,227MW
4.1% of total
Hydro reservoir
1,908MW
3.5% of total
Pumped-storage hydro
1,785MW
3.3% of total
Waste
387MW
0.7% of total
Biomass
277MW
0.5% of total
Offshore wind
221MW
0.4% of total
Oil
37MW
0.1% of total
Other sources
1MW
0.0% of total

Source shares

Every source, with its share and the emission factor used in the carbon estimate.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

Nuclear: 37092 MW Natural gas: 5074 MW Solar: 3060 MW Onshore wind: 2590 MW Run-of-river hydro: 2227 MW Hydro reservoir: 1908 MW Pumped-storage hydro: 1785 MW Waste: 387 MW Biomass: 277 MW 54,660 MW total
  • Nuclear 68% 37,092MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    12 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    8.1 g/kWh
  • Natural gas 9% 5,074MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    490 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    45.5 g/kWh
  • Solar 6% 3,060MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    45 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    2.5 g/kWh
  • Onshore wind 5% 2,590MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    11 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.5 g/kWh
  • Run-of-river hydro 4% 2,227MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    24 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    1.0 g/kWh
  • Hydro reservoir 3% 1,908MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    24 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.8 g/kWh
  • Pumped-storage hydro 3% 1,785MW
    Renewable
    no — storage, not generation: the energy was counted once, when the water was pumped
    Emission factor
    0 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.0 g/kWh
  • Waste 1% 387MW
    Renewable
    no — incineration is partly fossil, and the biogenic fraction is not published separately
    Emission factor
    580 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    4.1 g/kWh
  • Biomass 1% 277MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    230 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    1.2 g/kWh
  • Offshore wind 0% 221MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    12 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.0 g/kWh
  • Oil 0% 37MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    650 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.4 g/kWh
  • Other sources 0% 1MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    490 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    0.0 g/kWh

Renewable energy

Share of clean sources in total production.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

Solar: 3060 MW · Onshore wind: 2590 MW · Run-of-river hydro: 2227 MW · Hydro reservoir: 1908 MW · Biomass: 277 MW · Offshore wind: 221 MW 18,8% of production
  • Solar3,060 MW
  • Onshore wind2,590 MW
  • Run-of-river hydro2,227 MW
  • Hydro reservoir1,908 MW
  • Biomass277 MW
  • Offshore wind221 MW

Energy radar

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

9.273 18.546 27.819 37.092 Solar: 3060 MW Wind: 2811 MW Hydro: 5921 MW Nuclear: 37092 MW Gas: 5111 MW Coal: 0 MW Solar Wind Hydro Nuclear Gas Coal
Italy 2.231 MW export Spain 901 MW import Germany 583 MW import Belgium 415 MW import Switzerland 244 MW import United Kingdom 160 MW import FRANCE cross-border energy flows THE NATIONAL POWER SYSTEM IN ITS REGIONAL CONNECTIONS Import into France (energy coming in) Export from France (energy going out) Total cross-border exchange 4.534 MW Import 2.303 MW Export 2.231 MW 0 50 100 200 km N

The arrows and figures are measurements, as of 19 October at 07:45. The transmission grid is not shown: we do not have its routes for this country yet.

Exchanges with neighbours

Green = France exports, orange = France imports.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

Italy Italy: 2231 MW Spain Spain: 901 MW Germany Germany: 583 MW Belgium Belgium: 415 MW Switzerland Switzerland: 244 MW United Kingdom United Kingdom: 160 MW 0

The price right now, across Europe

The interval in progress, live data from right now, in every bidding zone we have a price for.

live data · as of 19/10/2026, 10:30:00

France is 13 of 46, counting from the dearest. Exactly as dear as in 2 other zones. Average across zones: 186 EUR/MWh.

  1. 1 IE 350EUR/MWh
  2. 2 CH 253EUR/MWh
  3. 2 RS 253EUR/MWh
  4. 4 IT (CENTRE_NORTH) 250EUR/MWh
  5. 4 IT (NORTH) 250EUR/MWh
  6. 6 AT 243EUR/MWh
  7. 7 SI 238EUR/MWh
  8. 8 HR 237EUR/MWh
  9. 9 BG 236EUR/MWh
  10. 9 RO 236EUR/MWh
  11. 9 HU 236EUR/MWh
  12. 12 SK 232EUR/MWh
  13. 13 CZ 229EUR/MWh
  14. 13 FR 229EUR/MWh
  15. 13 BE 229EUR/MWh
  16. 16 LT 226EUR/MWh
  17. 17 SE (SE4) 225EUR/MWh
  18. 18 DK (DK2) 224EUR/MWh
  19. 18 PT 224EUR/MWh
  20. 18 DE and LU 224EUR/MWh
  21. 18 DK (DK1) 224EUR/MWh
  22. 22 NL 223EUR/MWh
  23. 23 ME 221EUR/MWh
  24. 24 MK 210EUR/MWh
  25. 25 ES 197EUR/MWh
  26. 26 AL 187EUR/MWh
  27. 26 XK 187EUR/MWh
  28. 28 IT (CALABRIA) 186EUR/MWh
  29. 28 IT (CENTRE_SOUTH) 186EUR/MWh
  30. 28 IT (SICILY) 186EUR/MWh
  31. 28 IT (SOUTH) 186EUR/MWh
  32. 32 NO (NO2) 179EUR/MWh
  33. 33 NO (NO1) 169EUR/MWh
  34. 34 LV 168EUR/MWh
  35. 35 NO (NO5) 164EUR/MWh
  36. 36 GR 150EUR/MWh
  37. 37 SE (SE3) 147EUR/MWh
  38. 38 PL 128EUR/MWh
  39. 39 IT (SARDINIA) 127EUR/MWh
  40. 40 NO (NO3) 102EUR/MWh
  41. 41 SE (SE2) 35EUR/MWh
  42. 41 EE 35EUR/MWh
  43. 41 FI 35EUR/MWh
  44. 44 TR 34EUR/MWh
  45. 44 SE (SE1) 34EUR/MWh
  46. 46 NO (NO4) 21EUR/MWh

Wholesale prices for the interval covering this moment, bidding zone by bidding zone — countries with several zones appear once per zone, with its code in brackets. The average is arithmetic across zones, not weighted by demand: a small zone counts as much as a large one. The figures exclude network tariffs, excise duty and VAT.

What balancing cost, in the last 24 hours

The source for this country does not publish this dataset. Nothing is estimated in its place.

Who consumes: the base, the work rhythm, the day

An estimate from the shape of the consumption curve, not a measurement by customer category — that is not published in real time. Three parts: what never stops, what runs in shifts on working days, what switches on during the day.

archive up to 19/10/2026, 07:00:00

The base, non-stop
32,997MW
75.3% of the week's average · the Sunday-night floor: fridges, servers, installations that never stop
The work rhythm
2,838MW
6.5% of the week's average · how much more a working night carries than a Sunday night: the shifts
The day
8,002MW
18.3% of the week's average · what exceeds the working-night floor, on average: offices, shops, homes awake

Over the last seven days consumption averaged 43,837 MW and ranged between 34,118 and 51,425 MW.

How it was measured: the median of the 02–05 hours over 8 Sunday mornings (32,997 MW) and over 31 working mornings, Tuesday to Friday (35,835 MW), across the last 8 weeks; the average over the last seven days. The parts are cut from one another in order and add up exactly to the average.

The parts are shapes of the curve, not customer categories: the base holds every household's fridge as well as a plant that never stops; the day holds single-shift factories too. “Industrial” and “household” would be words these data cannot defend.

The operator's consumption forecast

How much the country is expected to consume, hour by hour, according to the forecast the transmission operator publishes for today and tomorrow. The line is the forecast; the bars, consumption measured so far.

forecast issued 19/10/2026, 09:53:29 · ENTSO-E

Operator's forecast Measured consumption, hourly average
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 00:00 — 43,119 MW 01:00 — 41,564 MW 02:00 — 39,339 MW 03:00 — 37,471 MW 04:00 — 37,450 MW 05:00 — 39,675 MW 06:00 — 43,917 MW 07:00 — 48,688 MW 08:00 — 52,255 MW 09:00 — 53,916 MW today tomorrow now 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Today's peak
56,000MW
at 12:00
Today's low
38,000MW
at 04:00
Next hour
55,150MW
at 10:45
Tomorrow's peak
55,389MW
at 19:30

The forecast is the transmission operator's, published on its own platform — not a model of ours. It is revised during the day; for each hour the latest issue is shown. The running hour, in the bars, only shows what has accumulated so far.

Units out of service

Unavailable capacity, now and over the next two weeks

2,089 MW out now

Unit Lost Period
MONTEZICPumped-storage hydro 910 MW 30 Oct – 30 Oct announced
MONTEZICPumped-storage hydro 910 MW 29 Oct – 29 Oct announced
MONTEZICPumped-storage hydro 910 MW 21 Oct – 21 Oct announced
REVINPumped-storage hydro 800 MW 22 Oct – 22 Oct announced
REVINPumped-storage hydro 800 MW 28 Oct – 28 Oct announced
REVINPumped-storage hydro 800 MW 28 Oct – 28 Oct announced
REVINPumped-storage hydro 800 MW 27 Oct – 27 Oct announced
COMPAGNIE ELECTRIQUE DE BRETAGNENatural gas 446 MW 30 Oct – 1 Nov announced
SAINT AVOLD 7Natural gas 435 MW 14 Jul – 24 Oct forced
SERRE PONCONHydro reservoir 384 MW 21 Oct – 21 Oct announced

and 64 more

How much prosumers produce right now

The source for this country does not publish this dataset. Nothing is estimated in its place.

Today's solar, hour by hour

Measured hourly average for the current local day. The running hour only shows what has accumulated so far.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

1073 2147 00:00 — 0 MW 01:00 — 0 MW 02:00 — 0 MW 03:00 — 0 MW 04:00 — 0 MW 05:00 — 0 MW 06:00 — 0 MW 07:00 — 183 MW 08:00 — 379 MW 09:00 — 2147 MW 00 06 12 18 23

Today's wind, hour by hour

Measured hourly average for the current local day. The running hour only shows what has accumulated so far.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

1356 2712 00:00 — 1743 MW 01:00 — 1626 MW 02:00 — 1707 MW 03:00 — 1708 MW 04:00 — 1682 MW 05:00 — 1697 MW 06:00 — 1848 MW 07:00 — 2117 MW 08:00 — 2534 MW 09:00 — 2712 MW 00 06 12 18 23

Today's storage, hour by hour

Deduced, not read from a key: the generation the feed includes in its total without itemising — by its behaviour, battery discharge. The bar is the hour's average, the dotted line the hour's peak power.

current data · as of 19/10/2026, 09:45:00

202 404 00:00 — 15 MW 01:00 — 12 MW 02:00 — 4 MW 03:00 — 2 MW 04:00 — 12 MW 05:00 — 4 MW 06:00 — 30 MW 07:00 — 178 MW 08:00 — 344 MW 09:00 — 182 MW MW — vârf 00 06 12 18 23

The Transelectrica feed has no storage key. The figure is the difference between the published total and the named sources: constant at night, near zero by day — the behaviour of a discharging battery. It is a deduction labelled as such, not a measurement.

How we estimated 64 g CO₂/kWh

This is an estimate, not a measurement. There is no official carbon-intensity measurement for this country, so we compute it from the production mix.

Σ(source generation × source factor) / Σ(generation), over positive values, with life-cycle factors.

The factors are life-cycle values — they include construction and fuel, not just combustion. That is why solar, wind and nuclear are not zero. Source: IPCC AR5 WG3, Anexa III, Tabelul A.III.2 (mediane), version 1.

SourceMWg/kWh
Nuclear37,09212
Natural gas5,074490
Solar3,06045
Onshore wind2,59011
Run-of-river hydro2,22724
Hydro reservoir1,90824
Pumped-storage hydro1,7850
Waste387580
Biomass277230
Offshore wind22112
Oil37650
Other sources1490

Energy news

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The generation fleet, 2026

Installed capacity by source, as the operator reports it.

Installed capacity 163,611MW reported for 2026 Cleaner energy for tomorrow
Renewables 46.1% 75,430 MW
Largest source Nuclear 38.5%
Against 2025 +6,916 MW
Source Capacity (MW) Of total
Nuclear 62,990 38.5%
Solar 28,254+5,394 17.3%
Onshore wind 23,672+765 14.5%
Natural gas 12,801+13 7.8%
Run-of-river hydro 11,748+11 7.2%
Hydro reservoir 8,791 5.4%
Pumped-storage hydro 5,061 3.1%
Oil 2,986+7 1.8%
Hard coal 1,811 1.1%
Offshore wind 1,528+500 0.9%
Other sources 1,492+226 0.9%
Biomass 1,435+22 0.9%
Waste 1,040−23 0.6%
Geothermal 2 0.0%
All the capacity statistics
How the renewable share is computed

Σ(renewable sources, positive values only) / Σ(all sources, positive only).

Numerator: Solar, Onshore wind, Run-of-river hydro, Hydro reservoir, Biomass, Offshore wind.

Denominator: 54,660 MW.

Pumped-storage hydro and waste are not counted as renewable — the first would double-count energy, the second is partly fossil and its biogenic fraction cannot honestly be separated.

Consumption — 24 hours

24 hours 48 hours 7 days 30 days 90 days 1 year all
40,00050,000 10:45 AM10:15 PM09:45 AM

93 points, PT5M resolution. Long ranges are served from precomputed aggregates — a one-year chart from per-minute data would push hundreds of thousands of points into the browser for nothing. Our archive starts at 2015-01-01 00:00 UTC.

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