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Auctions for allocation of offshore wind contracts for difference in the UK

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The contract for difference (CfD) auctions are the cornerstone of the UK electricity sector’s decarbonization policy and were introduced as part of the Electricity Market Reform in 2013. The CfD auctions appear to have been successful in achieving low bids for low-carbon technologies, especially offshore wind power. However, the design of the auction increases the probability of speculative bidding, while the one-shot nature of the auction prevents bidders from learning and from utilizing inf...

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Publisher's website
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OIES paper
Publication date:
2019-02-11
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EL 33
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English
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2019-02-12

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