Saint-Arnac — France

Saint-Arnac is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It ranks #1769 of 2,216 France power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1025354.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 1.8 MW, Saint-Arnac is below the median wind plant in France (11.5 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #710 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

• Ille-sur-Têt · Solar · 11.2 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon
• Calce · Biomass · 19.9 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon
• Tuchan · Wind · 11.7 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon
• Le Soler · Solar · 17.02 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon
• Nentilla · Hydro · 97 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon
• Perpignan Saint-Charles · Solar · 8.8 MW · Languedoc-Roussillon

Location

Coordinates 42.777, 2.5354 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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