eCO₂mix - Electricity consumption in France

Tracking and understanding France’s electricity consumption
 

Track real-time electricity consumption in mainland France and view consumption forecasts made the day before and on the same day.
This graph shows you:

• France’s power consumption in real time;
• The "D-1" consumption forecast made the previous day;
• The "D0" consumption forecast, updated in the course of the day.

Spotlight on France’s electricity consumption

Electricity consumption varies throughout the day. It peaks and dips depending on the time, on the day of the week, on holiday periods and public holidays, as well as on the seasons and on weather conditions. It reflects the day-to-day life of the French population and the French economy.

RTE is constantly adjusting power output to user needs.

• For generation facilities connected to RTE’s grid, real-time remote measurements are fed into the power system’s monitoring software.
• For generation facilities connected to distribution networks, our partners (Enedis and local distribution companies) as well as some wind and solar generation facilities send RTE their own remote measurements.

However, not all data can be remotely monitored: RTE uses mathematical models to produce estimates or "flat rates". This provides éCO2mix with real-time indicators which are compiled from remotely monitored data supplemented by forecasts.