Inspiring story in France

The Béganne wind farm in South Brittany is an initiative of the local non-profit organisation "Éoliennes en Pays de Vilaine". Around 1,000 local citizens have financed the project, which will comprise four wind turbines, and which is set to start providing electricity when construction finishes in 2014. When complete, the wind farm will be able to supply enough electricity to power 8,000 households.

Eolienne en Pays de Vilaine is not stopping there: construction will soon begin on an 8 MW wind farm at nearby Sévérac et de Guenrouët.