Mainland France Has Endured a Record 52 Heatwave Days Since Mid-June
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Electricity: Prices Explode in France because of the Heat Wave, and Have Crossed a Record Since 2025
The heat wave is blazing electricity prices in France. Between a demand boosted by air conditioning and nuclear power plants disrupted by high heat, prices have reached an unprecedented level in the last year and a half.
France has just reached a critical threshold: 52 to 53 days of cumulative heat waves since mid-June 2026, an absolute record since the beginning of the surveys in 1947. The current wave, which began on 28 July, now equals that of July 1983 with 23 consecutive days on the meter. Beyond the stormy thermometers, it is the entire national economy that vacculates under the weight of a salt bill: agricultural losses, explosion of energy expenditure, a…
This week, the megawatt-hour (MWh) exceeded EUR 177, a level that had not been reached for about a year and a half, according to EPEX data relayed by BFM TV. This was primarily due to the significant increase in temperature-related consumption. During the June heat wave, the daily demand for electricity increased by 14% compared to the previous days. Each additional degree can lead to an increase in consumption of between 0.7 and 1 GW, depending…
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