When is electricity greenest in France?
Renewable energy forecast · updated 2026-10-22 20:48 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 26% of France's electricity demand around 21:00 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 12:00 UTC at roughly 66% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 25% around 20:15 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly forecast for France
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 20:15 | 12124 | 48450 | -36326 | 25% |
| Thu 20:30 | 12363 | 49000 | -36637 | 25% |
| Thu 20:45 | 12603 | 49550 | -36947 | 25% |
| Thu 21:00 | 12842 | 50100 | -37258 | 26% |
| Thu 21:15 | 13051 | 49050 | -35999 | 27% |
| Thu 21:30 | 13259 | 48000 | -34741 | 28% |
| Thu 21:45 | 13468 | 47700 | -34232 | 28% |
| Thu 22:00 | 16574 | 47900 | -31326 | 35% |
| Thu 22:15 | 16776 | 47200 | -30424 | 36% |
| Thu 22:30 | 16978 | 46500 | -29522 | 37% |
| Thu 22:45 | 17179 | 45600 | -28421 | 38% |
| Thu 23:00 | 17381 | 44700 | -27319 | 39% |
| Thu 23:15 | 17537 | 45150 | -27613 | 39% |
| Thu 23:30 | 17694 | 45600 | -27906 | 39% |
| Thu 23:45 | 17851 | 44650 | -26799 | 40% |
| Fri 00:00 | 18007 | 43700 | -25693 | 41% |
| Fri 00:15 | 18179 | 43050 | -24871 | 42% |
| Fri 00:30 | 18351 | 42400 | -24049 | 43% |
| Fri 00:45 | 18523 | 41750 | -23227 | 44% |
| Fri 01:00 | 18695 | 41100 | -22405 | 45% |
| Fri 01:15 | 18691 | 40650 | -21959 | 46% |
| Fri 01:30 | 18684 | 40200 | -21516 | 46% |
| Fri 01:45 | 18676 | 40100 | -21424 | 47% |
| Fri 02:00 | 18690 | 40000 | -21310 | 47% |
| Fri 02:15 | 18867 | 39800 | -20933 | 47% |
| Fri 02:30 | 19065 | 39600 | -20535 | 48% |
| Fri 02:45 | 19264 | 40050 | -20786 | 48% |
| Fri 03:00 | 19462 | 40500 | -21038 | 48% |
| Fri 03:15 | 19475 | 40950 | -21475 | 48% |
| Fri 03:30 | 19488 | 41400 | -21912 | 47% |
| Fri 03:45 | 19501 | 42250 | -22749 | 46% |
| Fri 04:00 | 19550 | 43100 | -23550 | 45% |
| Fri 04:15 | 19677 | 44300 | -24623 | 44% |
| Fri 04:30 | 19804 | 45500 | -25696 | 44% |
| Fri 04:45 | 19930 | 46750 | -26820 | 43% |
| Fri 05:00 | 20058 | 48000 | -27942 | 42% |
| Fri 05:15 | 20329 | 49450 | -29121 | 41% |
| Fri 05:30 | 20601 | 50900 | -30299 | 40% |
| Fri 05:45 | 20876 | 51550 | -30674 | 40% |
| Fri 06:00 | 21149 | 52200 | -31051 | 41% |
| Fri 06:15 | 21331 | 52450 | -31119 | 41% |
| Fri 06:30 | 21560 | 52700 | -31140 | 41% |
| Fri 06:45 | 21961 | 53100 | -31139 | 41% |
| Fri 07:00 | 22556 | 53500 | -30944 | 42% |
| Fri 07:15 | 23210 | 53650 | -30440 | 43% |
| Fri 07:30 | 23861 | 53800 | -29939 | 44% |
| Fri 07:45 | 24711 | 53900 | -29189 | 46% |
| Fri 08:00 | 25599 | 54000 | -28401 | 47% |
| Fri 08:15 | 26661 | 54150 | -27489 | 49% |
| Fri 08:30 | 27645 | 54300 | -26655 | 51% |
| Fri 08:45 | 28528 | 54350 | -25822 | 52% |
| Fri 09:00 | 29470 | 54400 | -24930 | 54% |
| Fri 09:45 | 31684 | 54950 | -23266 | 58% |
| Fri 10:00 | 32366 | 55500 | -23134 | 58% |
| Fri 10:15 | 33000 | 55250 | -22250 | 60% |
| Fri 10:30 | 33648 | 55000 | -21352 | 61% |
| Fri 10:45 | 33996 | 55600 | -21604 | 61% |
| Fri 11:00 | 34422 | 56200 | -21778 | 61% |
| Fri 11:15 | 34767 | 54850 | -20083 | 63% |
| Fri 11:30 | 35136 | 53500 | -18364 | 66% |
| Fri 11:45 | 35188 | 53350 | -18162 | 66% |
| Fri 12:00 | 35295 | 53200 | -17905 | 66% |
| Fri 12:15 | 35268 | 54000 | -18732 | 65% |
| Fri 12:30 | 35235 | 54800 | -19565 | 64% |
| Fri 12:45 | 34860 | 54550 | -19690 | 64% |
| Fri 13:00 | 34505 | 54300 | -19795 | 64% |
| Fri 13:15 | 34139 | 53700 | -19561 | 64% |
| Fri 13:30 | 33773 | 53100 | -19327 | 64% |
| Fri 13:45 | 33159 | 52550 | -19391 | 63% |
| Fri 14:00 | 32502 | 52000 | -19498 | 63% |
| Fri 14:15 | 31726 | 51650 | -19924 | 61% |
| Fri 14:30 | 30978 | 51300 | -20322 | 60% |
| Fri 14:45 | 29979 | 51000 | -21021 | 59% |
| Fri 15:00 | 28953 | 50700 | -21747 | 57% |
| Fri 15:15 | 27902 | 51250 | -23348 | 54% |
| Fri 15:30 | 26846 | 51800 | -24954 | 52% |
| Fri 15:45 | 25915 | 52300 | -26385 | 50% |
| Fri 16:00 | 24917 | 52800 | -27883 | 47% |
| Fri 16:15 | 24031 | 53400 | -29369 | 45% |
| Fri 16:30 | 23292 | 54000 | -30708 | 43% |
| Fri 16:45 | 22920 | 54750 | -31830 | 42% |
| Fri 17:00 | 22485 | 55500 | -33015 | 41% |
| Fri 17:15 | 22161 | 56250 | -34089 | 39% |
| Fri 17:30 | 22014 | 57000 | -34986 | 39% |
| Fri 17:45 | 21877 | 56400 | -34523 | 39% |
| Fri 18:00 | 21740 | 55800 | -34060 | 39% |
| Fri 18:15 | 21524 | 54700 | -33176 | 39% |
| Fri 18:30 | 21308 | 53600 | -32292 | 40% |
| Fri 18:45 | 21091 | 52750 | -31659 | 40% |
| Fri 19:00 | 20874 | 51900 | -31026 | 40% |
| Fri 19:15 | 20696 | 51400 | -30704 | 40% |
| Fri 19:30 | 20519 | 50900 | -30381 | 40% |
| Fri 19:45 | 20340 | 50250 | -29910 | 40% |
| Fri 20:00 | 20162 | 49600 | -29438 | 41% |
| Fri 20:15 | 19956 | 50150 | -30194 | 40% |
| Fri 20:30 | 19750 | 50700 | -30950 | 39% |
| Fri 20:45 | 19544 | 51250 | -31706 | 38% |
| Fri 21:00 | 19338 | 51800 | -32462 | 37% |
| Fri 21:15 | 19149 | 50800 | -31651 | 38% |