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Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Lords · Question HL775 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2024

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Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the results for floating offshore wind project applications in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, on what basis were (1) 400 megawatts of contracts awarded to projects in Scotland, and (2) no contr

Answer

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 12 Sep 2024

All projects in Great Britain that met the eligibility criteria were able to apply into Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Eligible projects competed in an auction, run independently by National Grid ESO, designed to bring forward the most cost-effective projects ...