Electricity price in Bitcoin: France
In 2026, a year of electricity in France cost €870, or 0.0136 BTC. In 2016 it cost 1.14 BTC: +46% in EUR, 83.5× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- €870 / year
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 0.0136 BTC
- EUR change since 2016
- +46%
- In BTC since 2016
- 83.5× cheaper
Electricity in EUR, 2016 → 2026
+46%
€594 → €870 / year · +3.9%/yr
Electricity in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
83.5× cheaper
1.14 BTC → 0.0136 BTC · -35.8%/yr
2016
€594/ year
1.14 BTC
2021
€694/ year
0.0171 BTC
2026 · prov.
€870/ year
0.0136 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (EUR / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (EUR) | Electricity per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | €594 | 1.14 BTC | €523 | 0.88 | Derived |
| 2017 | €606 | 0.167 BTC | €3,629 | 5.99 | Derived |
| 2018 | €621 | 0.101 BTC | €6,158 | 9.92 | Derived |
| 2019 | €646 | 0.0973 BTC | €6,638 | 10 | Derived |
| 2020 | €674 | 0.0666 BTC | €10,114 | 15 | Derived |
| 2021 | €694 | 0.0171 BTC | €40,478 | 58 | Derived |
| 2022 | €752 | 0.0287 BTC | €26,183 | 35 | Derived |
| 2023 | €856 | 0.0319 BTC | €26,854 | 31 | Derived |
| 2024 | €1,010 | 0.0166 BTC | €61,012 | 60 | Derived |
| 2025 | €916 | 0.0102 BTC | €89,921 | 98 | Derived |
| 2026* | €870 | 0.0136 BTC | €63,976 | 74 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Yearly household electricity bill: Eurostat average household price per kWh (consumption band 2,500–4,999 kWh, all taxes included) × 3,500 kWh.
Source: ec.europa.eu. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in EUR (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of electricity cost in Bitcoin in France?
In 2026 (provisional data), a year of electricity in France cost €870 / year, which is 0.0136 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of €63,976.
How much has the cost of a year of electricity in France changed since 2016?
Priced in EUR, it went from €594 to €870 (+46%, +3.9% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 1.14 BTC to 0.0136 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Yearly household electricity bill: Eurostat average household price per kWh (consumption band 2,500–4,999 kWh, all taxes included) × 3,500 kWh. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in EUR (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).