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Over 10GW Of Renewables Projects Could Be Competing In The Next CfD Round

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The government announced the reinstatement of 'Pot 1' technologies - which includes onshore wind and solar PV - in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4 (AR4) in 2021. Research from Cornwall Insight's Renewable Pipeline tracker highlights how competitive the AR4 auction could be, especially between 'Pot 1' technologies.

Cornwall Insight's calculations show that 13.0GW of our pipeline could potentially be eligible*. This is split between 5.5GW of 'Pot 1' technologies, 6GW of offshore wind and a smaller proportion of ~1.0GW for 'Pot 2' technologies, with a significant proportion being Remote Island Wind (RIW).

The heat map below shows the concentration of the potential successful projects. This indicates that of the potential CfD AR4 pipeline, a large majority is located in Scotland.

James Brabben Wholesale Manager at Cornwall Insight said:

"The results are revealing not just from a commercial perspective but on the interactions of wider policy and network charging.
"The onshore wind capacity totals 4.2GW, a high figure considering the ~13GW in operation currently. Of this, over 3.8GW is in Scotland, highlighting the continued concentration of sites here.
"Scotland is also home to all of the RIW pipeline, which totals 900MW. Dominating this is the potential 450MW Viking wind farm development on the Shetland Isles. With offshore wind carved into a separate 'Pot 3', RIW projects could be in a more competitive position when compared to previous auctions.
“Although the auction is set to be a competitive one, the location of potential applications may cause other issues such as high Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) costs for larger sites in Scotland, differences in load factors and site conditions and wider financing and strategic factors at play from project sponsors.
"The pipeline may also change as we head through to 2021. Particularly as some sites continue to look at subsidy-free and merchant options instead, while new sites may also join the queue for the CfD."

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