Repower, refurbish or retire them – that’s the dilemma facing a growing number of farmers and landowners with medium-sized wind turbines on their holdings.
Most medium-scale wind projects in the UK – those in the 100 kilowatt (kW) to five megawatt (MW) bracket – are more than a decade old.
Their electricity is sold at market rates, plus a guaranteed payment via the UK Renewables Obligation (RO) or Feed-in Tariff (FiT).
Contracts have a fixed term of 20 years, after which the owner receives only the market rate. This may still be economically attractive but poses a challenge when machines reach the end of their design lives. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/farming/5225050/perth-seminar-to-focus-on-uncertain-future-for-farm-wind-turbines/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJwMztleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHgw9skLxL1lG5GInanFBILOdqbGSxC-benc1zDbCD8TaW0DlsfcmmbdqmGd__aem_a3NbO4hBLFg8G6sqXZilAA
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