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2003 Allowance Auction Results


Allowances Available for Auction 
Origin of Allowances Spot Auction
(First Usable in 2003)
7 Year Advance Auction
(First Usable in 2010)
EPA 125,000 125,000
Privately Offered 10  
Total 125,010 125,000

Spot Auction Results  
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 618,565 Successful: 20 Successful: 20 Highest: $250.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 62 Unsuccessful: 18 Clearing: $171.80
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 82 Total: 38 Lowest: $2.06
      Average: $171.81 (weighted by the number of allowances in each bid)

7 Year Advance Auction Results
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 438,500 Successful: 6 Successful: 2 Highest: $92.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 34 Unsuccessful: 5 Clearing: $80.00
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 40 Total: 7 Lowest: $10.00
      Average: $86.40
(weighted by the number of allowances in each bid)

Spot Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of
Total Allowances
Amount Paid
American Electric Power 124,971 99.9 $21,470,017.80
Acid Rain Retirement Fund 7 < 0.01 $1,288.00
Midwest Environmental Law Caucus, Valparaiso Univ. School of Law 4 < 0.01 $800.00
USF St. Pete Friends for Better Air 2 < 0.01 $433.10
California Western School of Law Environmental Law Society 1 < 0.01 $250.00
University of Northern Iowa Conservation Club 1 < 0.01 $200.00
U. of Georgia Sierra Student Coalition/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
St. Law U. Econ for Enviros '02/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
South Kortright Central School/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
SMU Environmental Law Society/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
McDonald Elementary/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Maharishi U. of Mgt./CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Georgia State University Environmental Law Society 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Fairview Elementary/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Envt. Law Assn. of G.W. School of Law/CAC 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Elton H. Riemer, CPA 1 < 0.01 $200.00
Birney Elementary School 1 < 0.01 $200.00
David Anderson - Environmental Economics 1 < 0.01 $186.00
Bates College Environmental Economics 1 < 0.01 $185.50
EPTRADE 1 < 0.01 $176.00
TOTALS 125,000 100% $21,475,736.40
 
7 Year Advance Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of
Total Allowances
Amount Paid
American Electric Power 115,000 92.0 $10,000,000.00
Virginia Electric & Power Co. 10,000 8.0 $800,200.00
TOTALS 125,000 100% $10,800,200.00
 
  Total Auction Proceeds $32,275,936.40

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