France produces more electricity than it consumes, forcing producers to pay to export their surplus

This surplus of electricity costs producers a lot because they don't have a solution to store it, so they have to get rid of it quickly.

In any society, since the beginning of humanity, when production explodes, prices drop. It's automatic, that's how business has been working in the world ever since. Except in France for the pigeons that we are, the more electricity and the more its price is exorbitant. Current electricity production in France is surplus, we are forced to pay to get rid of it. At the same time, companies are bankrupt and households are struggling to pay their bi…

And so it began! The sun came out, and problems with overproduction of electricity began. The French operator was forced to use an emergency energy balancing mechanism. And it costs a fortune! All because of "green energy" and... nuclear power. Costly methods of dealing with energy surpluses in France were launched as early as March. The last such day was April 15. However, this is the beginning of problems that are forecasted until June. How do…

France – 17/04/2025 – energiesdelamer.eu. France has abundant low-carbon electricity that can be mobilised to decarbonize its economy, with great climate and economic efficiency. TEN publishes a communiqué on the responsibility of market players. Historically, France is a net exporting country of electricity. It has therefore, with rare exceptions, always produced more electricity than it consumes, notably thanks to its nuclear production stock.

The agency responsible for balancing the supply and demand of electricity in France announced that the country was in an extremely tense situation due to an overproduction of electricity which threatens the grid.

The production of electricity is surplus at the moment in France. As a result, producers are forced to pay to sell their surplus. A significant loss of profits, especially at the present time. Electricity production is breaking records France is in a paradoxical energy situation. While previous years have been marked by calls for sobriety and restrictions, the country is now faced with an unprecedented overproduction of electricity. An electrici…