When is electricity greenest in France?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-09-04 19:57 UTC
educk tracks how much of France's electricity demand is met by wind and solar generation, using day-ahead forecasts from the ENTSO-E transparency platform. Use it to plan flexible energy use — charging an EV, running appliances or batteries — for when the grid is cleanest.
- Wind and solar are forecast to cover about 13% of France's electricity demand around 20:00 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 11:15 UTC at roughly 47% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 5% around 18:30 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly forecast for France
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19:30 | 6369 | 47000 | -40631 | 14% |
| Fri 19:45 | 6233 | 46200 | -39967 | 13% |
| Fri 20:00 | 6096 | 45400 | -39304 | 13% |
| Fri 20:15 | 5943 | 45750 | -39807 | 13% |
| Fri 20:30 | 5790 | 46100 | -40310 | 13% |
| Fri 20:45 | 5636 | 46700 | -41064 | 12% |
| Fri 21:00 | 5483 | 47300 | -41817 | 12% |
| Fri 21:15 | 5373 | 46650 | -41277 | 12% |
| Fri 21:30 | 5262 | 46000 | -40738 | 11% |
| Fri 21:45 | 5152 | 45000 | -39848 | 11% |
| Fri 22:00 | 5435 | 43900 | -38465 | 12% |
| Fri 22:15 | 5306 | 43150 | -37844 | 12% |
| Fri 22:30 | 5178 | 42400 | -37222 | 12% |
| Fri 22:45 | 5049 | 41350 | -36301 | 12% |
| Fri 23:00 | 4920 | 40300 | -35380 | 12% |
| Fri 23:15 | 4829 | 40150 | -35321 | 12% |
| Fri 23:30 | 4737 | 40000 | -35263 | 12% |
| Fri 23:45 | 4645 | 39600 | -34955 | 12% |
| Sat 00:00 | 4553 | 39200 | -34647 | 12% |
| Sat 00:15 | 4483 | 38450 | -33967 | 12% |
| Sat 00:30 | 4414 | 37700 | -33286 | 12% |
| Sat 00:45 | 4344 | 37050 | -32706 | 12% |
| Sat 01:00 | 4274 | 36400 | -32126 | 12% |
| Sat 01:15 | 4174 | 35950 | -31776 | 12% |
| Sat 01:30 | 4073 | 35500 | -31427 | 11% |
| Sat 01:45 | 3972 | 35100 | -31128 | 11% |
| Sat 02:00 | 3871 | 34700 | -30829 | 11% |
| Sat 02:15 | 3800 | 34500 | -30700 | 11% |
| Sat 02:30 | 3728 | 34300 | -30572 | 11% |
| Sat 03:15 | 3539 | 34550 | -31011 | 10% |
| Sat 03:30 | 3494 | 34800 | -31306 | 10% |
| Sat 03:45 | 3449 | 35000 | -31551 | 10% |
| Sat 04:00 | 3403 | 35200 | -31797 | 10% |
| Sat 04:15 | 3372 | 35550 | -32178 | 9% |
| Sat 04:30 | 3340 | 35900 | -32560 | 9% |
| Sat 04:45 | 3309 | 35950 | -32641 | 9% |
| Sat 05:00 | 3278 | 36000 | -32722 | 9% |
| Sat 05:15 | 3281 | 36050 | -32769 | 9% |
| Sat 05:30 | 3362 | 36100 | -32738 | 9% |
| Sat 05:45 | 3713 | 36450 | -32737 | 10% |
| Sat 06:00 | 4140 | 36800 | -32660 | 11% |
| Sat 06:15 | 4765 | 37500 | -32735 | 13% |
| Sat 06:30 | 5311 | 38200 | -32889 | 14% |
| Sat 06:45 | 6320 | 38850 | -32530 | 16% |
| Sat 07:00 | 7189 | 39500 | -32311 | 18% |
| Sat 07:15 | 8520 | 40050 | -31530 | 21% |
| Sat 07:30 | 9541 | 40600 | -31059 | 24% |
| Sat 07:45 | 10739 | 41050 | -30311 | 26% |
| Sat 08:00 | 11907 | 41500 | -29593 | 29% |
| Sat 08:15 | 13316 | 41850 | -28534 | 32% |
| Sat 08:30 | 14331 | 42200 | -27869 | 34% |
| Sat 08:45 | 15291 | 42400 | -27109 | 36% |
| Sat 09:00 | 16245 | 42600 | -26355 | 38% |
| Sat 09:15 | 17248 | 43200 | -25952 | 40% |
| Sat 09:30 | 18111 | 43800 | -25689 | 41% |
| Sat 09:45 | 18753 | 44500 | -25747 | 42% |
| Sat 10:00 | 19384 | 45200 | -25816 | 43% |
| Sat 10:15 | 19938 | 45350 | -25412 | 44% |
| Sat 10:30 | 20473 | 45500 | -25027 | 45% |
| Sat 10:45 | 20789 | 46100 | -25311 | 45% |
| Sat 11:00 | 21122 | 46700 | -25578 | 45% |
| Sat 11:15 | 21356 | 45800 | -24444 | 47% |
| Sat 11:30 | 16219 | 44900 | -28681 | 36% |
| Sat 11:45 | 16208 | 44850 | -28642 | 36% |
| Sat 12:00 | 16216 | 44800 | -28584 | 36% |
| Sat 12:15 | 16195 | 45450 | -29255 | 36% |
| Sat 12:30 | 16161 | 46100 | -29939 | 35% |
| Sat 12:45 | 15969 | 45450 | -29481 | 35% |
| Sat 13:00 | 15761 | 44800 | -29039 | 35% |
| Sat 13:15 | 20695 | 44550 | -23855 | 46% |
| Sat 13:30 | 20324 | 44300 | -23976 | 46% |
| Sat 13:45 | 19723 | 44200 | -24477 | 45% |
| Sat 14:00 | 19102 | 44100 | -24998 | 43% |
| Sat 14:15 | 18351 | 43750 | -25399 | 42% |
| Sat 14:30 | 17503 | 43400 | -25897 | 40% |
| Sat 14:45 | 16611 | 43550 | -26939 | 38% |
| Sat 15:00 | 15626 | 43700 | -28074 | 36% |
| Sat 15:15 | 14549 | 43650 | -29101 | 33% |
| Sat 15:30 | 13439 | 43600 | -30161 | 31% |
| Sat 15:45 | 12343 | 43850 | -31507 | 28% |
| Sat 16:00 | 11047 | 44100 | -33053 | 25% |
| Sat 16:15 | 9548 | 44900 | -35352 | 21% |
| Sat 16:30 | 8269 | 45700 | -37431 | 18% |
| Sat 16:45 | 7236 | 46050 | -38814 | 16% |
| Sat 17:00 | 5639 | 46400 | -40761 | 12% |
| Sat 17:15 | 4726 | 46300 | -41574 | 10% |
| Sat 17:30 | 3684 | 46200 | -42516 | 8% |
| Sat 17:45 | 3172 | 45700 | -42528 | 7% |
| Sat 18:00 | 2657 | 45200 | -42543 | 6% |
| Sat 18:15 | 2377 | 44950 | -42573 | 5% |
| Sat 18:30 | 2302 | 44700 | -42398 | 5% |
| Sat 18:45 | 2463 | 44600 | -42137 | 6% |
| Sat 19:00 | 2662 | 44500 | -41838 | 6% |
| Sat 19:15 | 2860 | 43900 | -41040 | 7% |
| Sat 19:30 | 3058 | 43300 | -40242 | 7% |
| Sat 19:45 | 3256 | 43100 | -39844 | 8% |
| Sat 20:00 | 3454 | 42900 | -39446 | 8% |
| Sat 20:15 | 3547 | 43450 | -39903 | 8% |
| Sat 20:30 | 3639 | 44000 | -40361 | 8% |