How many FiT years do you have left?
Tell us about your turbine. Gerhard will honestly tell you what it needs.
For wind turbines, Feed-in Tariff payments run for 20 years. Many Scottish farm turbines went up between 2010 and 2016, so for a lot of owners the end date is closer than it feels. What your turbine does in the years you have left decides what it earns, now and after FiT.
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Your FiT has an end date.
The Feed-in Tariff closed to new applicants in 2019. Turbines that were already accredited keep their payments until their eligibility period runs out. For most wind turbines, that is 20 years after the eligibility date.
Since 1 April 2026, FiT rates rise with CPI instead of RPI. The yearly increase is smaller than many owners counted on when they invested.
And when your FiT stops, there is no new FiT to move to. From then on, your turbine earns from the power you use yourself and from export payments under the Smart Export Guarantee.
When does your FiT end?
An estimate based on a 20-year eligibility period. Your exact end date follows from the eligibility date on your FiT statement. Gerhard checks it with you during the Turbine Check.
A turbine that stands still costs you twice.
Your FiT generation payment is paid on every kWh your turbine produces. When it stands still, that payment stops. Every kWh it does not produce, you buy from the grid instead.
UK businesses paid an average of 24p per kWh in early 2026, among the highest electricity prices in Europe. A 50 kW turbine that produces 120,000 kWh a year averages about 330 kWh a day. Bought from the grid, that is roughly £80 a day, on top of the lost FiT payment.
Every day it stands still
- ✗No FiT paymentThe generation payment is only paid on what the turbine produces.
- ✗Grid power at full priceThe power for the farm and the house comes from the grid instead.
- ✗The FiT clock keeps tickingYour FiT end date stays the same, also when the turbine is not running.
- ✗Winter costs mostFrom November to February the wind blows hardest, so that is when a breakdown costs the most.
What the Turbine Check covers
Leave a few details about your turbine. Gerhard calls you within one working day and goes through your FiT years, the condition of your turbine and the options for the years ahead.
Your FiT years
When your FiT ends, what the remaining years are worth, and what your turbine can earn after that.
Your turbine
Make, type, age and how it is running. Bought from a manufacturer that no longer exists? We service every make, with parts from our own stock.
Your best next step
Keep it running with a Garant Contract, or give it a new head with a headswap. Gerhard tells you which one fits your turbine.
Two ways to keep every turn earning.
After the Check, most owners choose one of these two.
The Garant Contract
One fixed annual fee covers maintenance, replacement parts, repairs, insurance and monitoring. Your costs are fixed for the years you have left.
- Down for more than 48 hours? We pay the downtime.
- Parts from our own stock, engineers in Scotland
- 24/7 monitoring that spots a fault before you do
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A new head. The same mast.
Worn out, or the manufacturer long gone? With a headswap your tower stays in place. We replace the old technology with a new BestWatt head from our own factory: nacelle, drivetrain and rotor blades, fitted with an adapter plate we make ourselves.
Under Ofgem’s rules, replacing generating equipment does not by itself end your FiT accreditation, as long as the installation keeps meeting the scheme rules. Gerhard checks your details before any work starts. The new head keeps producing after your FiT has ended.
Rengineers in Scotland.
One minute in the field with our engineers and the owners who have put their wind turbines back to work.
Jim Fowlie
His 50 kW turbine stood still for two years. A BestWatt 80 headswap on the existing tower put it back to work.
John Dalton
A storm broke a blade off his 2012 turbine. Rengineers repowered the site, and a Garant Contract with 24/7 monitoring now looks after it.
Drumore Farm
After a bad experience with another supplier, this family business chose an established name. Their new turbine runs under a Garant Contract.
Your turbine after FiT.
Not ready to call yet? Our guide for Scottish turbine owners sets out the three routes when your FiT is running out: keep servicing, swap the head, or sell.
- How to work out how many FiT years you have left
- What the switch from RPI to CPI means for your payments
- What a day of standstill costs a 50 kW and a 225 kW turbine
- What to do when your manufacturer no longer exists
- How a headswap works, with Jim Fowlie’s turbine as the example
Wind is free. Downtime is not.
Est. 1996. Still turning.
Tell us about your turbine.
Gerhard will honestly tell you what it needs. Leave your details and he calls you within one working day.
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