Decommissioning Start

Projected start of decommissioning at Greater Gabbard, anchored on the September 2012 commercial operations date plus the project's design life of 25 years (expected_life_years field on the project record). No formal decommissioning plan or schedule has been announced by the joint owners SSE Renewables and RWE; this is a planning-horizon estimate to give the lifecycle timeline a right-anchor reference, not a confirmed milestone. The actual decommissioning date will depend on whether a lifetime-extension or repowering decision is taken before 2037, OFTO transfer obligations, and the regulatory regime for offshore wind decommissioning at the time. Treat this date as indicative (year-level confidence) and supersede with any confirmed decommissioning programme published by the operators.