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Comparison of Auction Formats for Auctioning Wind Rights

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The best sites for offshore wind farms on the US Outer Continental Shelf are scarce. To make the best use of this scarce resource, it is necessary to implement a fair and efficient mechanism to assign leases to companies that are most likely to develop off-shore wind energy projects. Coastal states, particularly along the eastern seaboard, are taking aggressive actions to spur the growth of an offshore wind sector in their states to help meet their renewable portfolio targets while nurturing the supporting on-shore infrastructure. This paper compares the various auction formats described in “Auction Design for Wind Rights” (Ausubel and Cramton 2011a), and the multiple factor considerations documented in “Multiple Factor Auction Design for Wind Rights” (Ausubel and Cramton 2011b). The paper describes in further detail four different clock auction designs for auctioning these alternative energy leases and highlights considerations that should be factored into the auction rules.

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  • Lawrence M. Ausubel & Peter Cramton, 2012. "Comparison of Auction Formats for Auctioning Wind Rights," Papers of Peter Cramton 11accw, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton, revised 2012.
    • Handle: RePEc:pcc:pccumd:11accw
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    Keywords

    Auctions; clock auctions; spectrum auctions; market design; wind rights auctions;
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    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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