Wind-friendly zones defined in Lorraine’s regional wind scheme (SRE) for the Vosges department

Wind-friendly areas in the Vosges department as defined in Lorraine’s regional wind scheme (SRE). The regional wind scheme (SRE) aims to better organise the development of the wind sector. It defines areas favourable to wind energy in the regional territory by combining them with an installed capacity target by 2020. It is prepared jointly by the State Services (DREAL) and by the regional council services in collaboration with many stakeholders. Wind-friendly areas correspond to the geographical areas that a regional wind scheme has identified as favourable to the development of onshore wind energy. They allow the State to supervise the development of wind turbines in order to prioritise its location in the most suitable areas of the national territory and to limit its impact on the environment and on man. Wind-friendly areas become effective upon the adoption of the SRE, the main consequence of which is to limit any new wind development zone to one of their perimeters.