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Familly

Wind power plant in Lower Normandy, France. Approximate location 48.9492, 0.3431.

WindLower NormandyFranceOnshore

Familly is a 10 MW wind power plant in Lower Normandy, France. It is operated by JPEE [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #832 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 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).

10Source-backed capacity
8,509homes powered (est.)
2010commissioned (~16 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1024475.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFamilly WRI
CountryFrance · Lower Normandy WRI
Coordinates48.9492, 0.3431 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity10 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerJPEE [100%] WRI
Commissioned2010 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#832 of 2216 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#423 of 721 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.87× · 12 MW median · 721 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent8,509 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000907835); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 10 MW, Familly is below the median wind plant in France (12 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.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in France

Salles-Curan: 87 MW87Salles-Cur…Épizon: 80 MW80ÉpizonGerminon: 75 MW75GerminonCormainville: 60 MW60Cormainvil…Murat-sur-Vèbre: 59 MW59Murat-sur-…Villesèque-des-Corbières: 55 MW55Villesèque…Allonnes: 52 MW52AllonnesCastelnau-Pégayrols: 48 MW48Castelnau-…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by JPEE [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 48.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season mean
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
27/100environmental-severity index
13.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
54 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #423 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.

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Location

Coordinates 48.9492, 0.3431 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Familly?

Familly is a 10 MW source-record wind power plant in Lower Normandy, France, commissioned in 2010.

How many homes can Familly power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 8,509 homes (estimated).

Who operates Familly?

Familly is operated by JPEE [100%].

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