IFOP survey
71% of Côtes d'Armor residents in favor of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project

Ailes Marines commissioned IFOP, a survey and market research institute, to carry out a study on the trend and perception of public opinion regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project . This study, which took place in December 2020, focused on a representative sample of the population living in the Breton departments of Finistère, Ille -et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes -d'Armor, as well as than in Loire -Atlantique. The results attest to the support of the Costa Rican, Breton and Loire-Atlantique populations for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm project.

● Survey results

According to the IFOP survey, the question asked: “ Are you in favor or opposed to carrying out this project?” ”, 71% of people questioned in the Côtes-d’Armor department responded that they were in favor of the project. Of these, 25% were “completely favorable” and 46% “somewhat favorable” .

According to the result of the IFOP survey, 77% of the inhabitants of the department questioned consider to be informed of the project, of which 55% responded that they had precise knowledge.

In the departments of Brittany (Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes-d'Armor) and Loire-Atlantique, support for the project reached 81%, with 26% “completely favorable” opinions and 55% “rather favorable” . 72% of residents of the departments surveyed considered themselves informed about the project, of which 33% responded that they had specific knowledge.

● Support from the population for the challenges of the energy transition

The survey shows that 82% of people questioned in the Côtes – d'Armor support the development of marine renewable energies in order to increase Brittany's energy autonomy.

The people questioned in the departments of Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes- d'Armor and Loire-Atlantique almost all encourage the development of marine renewable energies, 91% say that it is a good thing, 33% are even convinced of it .
These results attest to the interest of the Breton and Loire -Atlantique population in the development of renewable marine energy projects.

● The Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm will contribute to Brittany's energy autonomy

According to “ The 2020 Barometer of renewable electrical energies in France ” , with a power of 1,906 megawatts of renewable electricity production, Brittany ranks sixth of the thirteen major French metropolitan regions. In 2020, the production of just under 4,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) made it possible to cover 15.5% of the electricity consumption in the Brittany region. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm is a major renewable energy production project supported by the State. This project is part of the national energy transition policy applied by the various successive governments since 2011.

The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will produce 1,820 GWh annually, which corresponds to the annual domestic electricity consumption of 835,000 inhabitants (heating included), or a quarter of the inhabitants of Brittany. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm alone will produce 9% of the electricity consumption of the Brittany region.