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Onshore wind sites in France
How Gridscouter ranks French substations for onshore wind, where most of the 11,000+ mapped turbines stand.
The market
France has more than 11,000 mapped wind turbines, concentrated in the north and east. New projects face distance rules, radar zones and local opposition.
How Gridscouter ranks wind sites
Substations are scored on wind resource, grid voltage, existing wind nearby and open land. The land finder keeps a 500 m buffer from buildings.
Where to look
Hauts-de-France, Grand Est and Centre-Val de Loire have the most wind today; repowering older farms is a growing opportunity.
Note
Gridscouter scores are estimates from open map data, not grid operator capacity figures. Confirm connection capacity with the grid operator.