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France Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 8 October to 4 November 2026

In the 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026, electricity demand in France averaged 47,636 MW and typically peaked at 19:00 local time (53,622 MW) and bottomed out at 04:00 (38,923 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 31,303 MW at 04:00 and then rose 11,042 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. Hours are local clock time (Europe/Paris).

Key Facts

  • Over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026, average demand in France was 47,636 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 19:00 local time (53,622 MW) and the lowest was 04:00 (38,923 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 5,638 MW, between 16:00 to 19:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 66,143 MW, in the hour starting 4 Nov 2026, 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00).
  • Solar output averaged 11,854 MW at its 13:00 peak, 25% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 36,759 MW, fell to 31,303 MW at 04:00 and rose 11,042 MW over the three hours from 16:00 to 19:00, 23% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

28 days to 2026-11-04, Europe/Paris time
France average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (38,923 MW) and highest at 19:00 (53,622 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 15,000 30,000 45,000 60,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (38,923 MW) and highest at 19:00 (53,622 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-08 to 2026-11-04
France average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Paris)DemandNet generation
00:0045,459 MW51,698 MW
01:0043,605 MW50,653 MW
02:0041,374 MW49,839 MW
03:0039,346 MW48,997 MW
04:0038,923 MW48,797 MW
05:0040,446 MW49,577 MW
06:0043,940 MW52,081 MW
07:0047,395 MW54,968 MW
08:0049,674 MW56,535 MW
09:0050,740 MW57,821 MW
10:0051,213 MW58,882 MW
11:0051,681 MW59,350 MW
12:0052,274 MW59,900 MW
13:0050,795 MW59,476 MW
14:0050,617 MW59,031 MW
15:0049,378 MW58,067 MW
16:0047,983 MW57,161 MW
17:0048,398 MW57,494 MW
18:0051,566 MW58,752 MW
19:0053,622 MW59,252 MW
20:0050,892 MW57,820 MW
21:0048,059 MW55,741 MW
22:0048,149 MW54,350 MW
23:0047,726 MW53,028 MW
France duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (31,303 MW) and then rose 11,042 MW between 16:00 to 19:00. 0 15,000 30,000 45,000 60,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (31,303 MW) and then rose 11,042 MW between 16:00 to 19:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-08 to 2026-11-04
France duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Paris)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:0045,459 MW37,621 MW
01:0043,605 MW35,746 MW
02:0041,374 MW33,247 MW
03:0039,346 MW31,630 MW
04:0038,923 MW31,303 MW
05:0040,446 MW32,832 MW
06:0043,940 MW36,255 MW
07:0047,395 MW39,282 MW
08:0049,674 MW40,634 MW
09:0050,740 MW39,328 MW
10:0051,213 MW36,789 MW
11:0051,681 MW34,603 MW
12:0052,274 MW33,459 MW
13:0050,795 MW31,584 MW
14:0050,617 MW32,176 MW
15:0049,378 MW32,894 MW
16:0047,983 MW34,378 MW
17:0048,398 MW37,759 MW
18:0051,566 MW42,877 MW
19:0053,622 MW45,421 MW
20:0050,892 MW42,640 MW
21:0048,059 MW39,864 MW
22:0048,149 MW40,070 MW
23:0047,726 MW39,828 MW
France average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 13:00 at 11,854 MW. 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in France by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026. Solar peaked at 13:00 at 11,854 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-10-08 to 2026-11-04
France average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Paris)SolarWind
00:000 MW7,838 MW
01:000 MW7,859 MW
02:000 MW8,127 MW
03:000 MW7,716 MW
04:000 MW7,621 MW
05:000 MW7,614 MW
06:007 MW7,678 MW
07:00238 MW7,875 MW
08:001,173 MW7,867 MW
09:003,956 MW7,456 MW
10:007,441 MW6,983 MW
11:0010,124 MW6,954 MW
12:0011,598 MW7,217 MW
13:0011,854 MW7,357 MW
14:0010,905 MW7,535 MW
15:008,857 MW7,628 MW
16:005,944 MW7,661 MW
17:002,968 MW7,671 MW
18:00934 MW7,754 MW
19:00243 MW7,958 MW
20:00122 MW8,131 MW
21:000 MW8,196 MW
22:000 MW8,079 MW
23:000 MW7,898 MW
Average France demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 45,459 MW 51,698 MW 0 MW 7,838 MW 37,621 MW
01:00 43,605 MW 50,653 MW 0 MW 7,859 MW 35,746 MW
02:00 41,374 MW 49,839 MW 0 MW 8,127 MW 33,247 MW
03:00 39,346 MW 48,997 MW 0 MW 7,716 MW 31,630 MW
04:00 38,923 MW 48,797 MW 0 MW 7,621 MW 31,303 MW
05:00 40,446 MW 49,577 MW 0 MW 7,614 MW 32,832 MW
06:00 43,940 MW 52,081 MW 7 MW 7,678 MW 36,255 MW
07:00 47,395 MW 54,968 MW 238 MW 7,875 MW 39,282 MW
08:00 49,674 MW 56,535 MW 1,173 MW 7,867 MW 40,634 MW
09:00 50,740 MW 57,821 MW 3,956 MW 7,456 MW 39,328 MW
10:00 51,213 MW 58,882 MW 7,441 MW 6,983 MW 36,789 MW
11:00 51,681 MW 59,350 MW 10,124 MW 6,954 MW 34,603 MW
12:00 52,274 MW 59,900 MW 11,598 MW 7,217 MW 33,459 MW
13:00 50,795 MW 59,476 MW 11,854 MW 7,357 MW 31,584 MW
14:00 50,617 MW 59,031 MW 10,905 MW 7,535 MW 32,176 MW
15:00 49,378 MW 58,067 MW 8,857 MW 7,628 MW 32,894 MW
16:00 47,983 MW 57,161 MW 5,944 MW 7,661 MW 34,378 MW
17:00 48,398 MW 57,494 MW 2,968 MW 7,671 MW 37,759 MW
18:00 51,566 MW 58,752 MW 934 MW 7,754 MW 42,877 MW
19:00 53,622 MW 59,252 MW 243 MW 7,958 MW 45,421 MW
20:00 50,892 MW 57,820 MW 122 MW 8,131 MW 42,640 MW
21:00 48,059 MW 55,741 MW 0 MW 8,196 MW 39,864 MW
22:00 48,149 MW 54,350 MW 0 MW 8,079 MW 40,070 MW
23:00 47,726 MW 53,028 MW 0 MW 7,898 MW 39,828 MW

Each value is the mean over 28 complete local days from 8 October to 4 November 2026, weekdays and weekends together, for the hour starting at that local clock time. Net load is demand minus solar and wind generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 66,143 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-11-04. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in Europe/Paris. A local day is used only if it is whole inside the 30 day window and at least 22 of its hours are complete; the profile uses the 28 most recent such days. Daylight saving follows the local clock: on a clock change day the missing hour is absent and the repeated hour is averaged over both readings.
  • The average mixes weekdays and weekends and covers only 28 days, so it describes recent conditions, not a seasonal norm.
  • The evening ramp is the largest rise over three hours in the average profile, starting between 14:00 and 20:00 local time.
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World Power Monitor. (2026). France Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/fr/

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World Power Monitor. France Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour. Data as of 2026-11-04. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/fr/

BibTeX 
@misc{wpm_load_shapes_fr_2026,
  title = {{France Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-04. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/load-shapes/fr/}
}

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