CfD Stakeholder Bulletin — August 2019
Summary
DESNZ extended the sealed bid window for CfD Allocation Round 3 and updated the timeline on the allocation portal. The bulletin provides administrative updates to the CfD AR3 process without changing substantive auction parameters.
Why it matters
Routine administrative adjustment that delays price discovery in the CfD auction. As such, this represents queue management rather than pricing reform — the extended timeline maintains the current allocation process without addressing underlying capacity or price signals.
Key facts
- •CfD AR3 sealed bid window extended
- •Updated timeline available at cfdallocationround.uk
- •Bulletin dated August 2019
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
Contracts for Difference: Stakeholder Bulletin August 2019 Update to CfD AR3 Timeline The timeline on the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3 Resource Portal has now been updated to account for the sealed bid window being extended. The updated timelines can be found here: https://www.cfdallocationround.uk/ General Data Protection Regulation This stakeholder bulletin is being circulated to people who have opted in to the Contract for Difference stakeholder contact list. We issue these stakeholder bulletins as a convenience to interested parties, however it is not in any way essential to be on this list to participate in major consultations or allocation rounds. Purpose & scope of this list: This list is managed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (and any successor departments) and will be used to inform interested parties of policy developments relevant to the Contract for Difference scheme for renewable energy projects (and any direct successor schemes). It is not used for any other purposes. To be removed from the circulation list: Please send a blank e-mail with the subject 'opt out' (or, if the receiving e-mail you use is different to the one you send e-mail from, including that e-mail address in the subject of the e-mail) to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk . If you have received this indirectly and want to be added to this list: Send a blank e-mail with the subject line 'opt in' to BEISContractsForDifference@beis.gov.uk . You can withdraw your consent to opt in at any time. We will normally keep your address on the list until (a) you withdraw your consent to opt in, (b) the scheme closes without any successor, (c) we receive reports your e-mail address is no longer operational, or (d) you do not respond to a periodic request from us to reconfirm your desire to opt in