POWER: UK Raises AR7 Strike Prices for Wind
Jul-24 09:14
The UK’s energy ministry has increased the strike price caps (ASPs) for wind plants for the upcoming AR7 auction, it said.
- The strike prices have been raised compared to the AR6 round for fixed and floating offshore wind projects and onshore and remote island wind plants.
- Strike prices for solar plants have been lowered from the previous auction.
- Strike prices for fixed-bottom offshore wind plants are set at £113/MWh and at £271/MWh for floating wind plants.
- Onshore wind plants and remote island wind projects strike prices have been set at £92/MWh.
- For solar plants, the strike price is £75/MWh.
- Strike prices for AR7 have been calculated based on 2024 prices. In previous rounds, the ministry used 2012 prices to calculate the strike prices.
- The application window for the AR7 auction is set to open in August with results to be published by late 2025 or early 2026.
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