Beausemblant is a 12 MW wind power plant in Rhone-Alpes, France. It is operated by VSB Energies Nouvelles [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 10k homes (estimated). It ranks #548 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 8.2% of France's electricity; the national grid averages 41 gCO₂/kWh (94.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1024258.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 16 MW for Beausemblant wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000910484; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 12 MW, Beausemblant is around the median wind plant in France (11.5 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of France wind capacity
- 0.1% of 9,164 MW across 721 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 79 of 569 dated wind plants in France are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in France
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by VSB Energies Nouvelles [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 6% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 48/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #225 largest wind power plant of 721 in France by capacity.
France has 721 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 9,164 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- La Motte-de-Galaure · Wind · 4 MW · Rhone-Alpes
- Champblain power station · Gas · 44 MW · Rhone-Alpes
- Ozon · Solar · 4.4 MW · Rhone-Alpes
- Arras-sur-Rhône · Solar · 4.2 MW · Rhone-Alpes
- Saint-Rambert-d'Albon · Solar · 1.5 MW · Rhone-Alpes
- Salaise-sur-Sanne · Biomass · 14.6 MW · Rhone-Alpes
Location
Coordinates 45.2084, 4.8629 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Beausemblant?
Beausemblant is a 12 MW wind power plant in Rhone-Alpes, France, commissioned in 2007.
Who operates Beausemblant?
Beausemblant is operated by VSB Energies Nouvelles [100%].