A Second Wind: Unleashing the potential for repowering

By 2035, half of GB’s onshore wind projects will reach end-of-life. Will they decommission or repower? Regen’s paper outlines the urgent actions needed to unlock 690 MW of new capacity by 2035.

Key recommendations

1. Make repowering a national priority and ensure consistency in end-of-life terms.
2. Treat repowering as a core component of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) and connections reform.
3. Ensure repowered projects have stable, predictable revenue streams.
4. Introduce a repowering-specific environmental assessment process.
5. Change public land bidding to prioritise socio-economic factors over financial considerations.
6. Ensure repowering is used to deliver tangible, enhanced benefits to local communities.