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2013 SO2 Allowance Auction

Allowances Available for Auction
Origin of Allowances Spot Auction
(First Usable in 2013)
7-Year Advance Auction
(First Usable in 2020)
EPA 125,000 125,000
Privately Offered 0 0
Total 125,000 125,000
Spot Auction Results
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 252,462 Successful: 8 Successful: 5 Highest: $5.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 1 Unsuccessful: 1 Clearing: $0.17
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 9 Total: 6 Lowest: $0.12
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $0.28
7-Year Advance Auction Results
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 251,000 Successful: 2 Successful: 2 Highest: $0.50
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 1 Unsuccessful: 1 Clearing: $0.04
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 3 Total: 3 Lowest: $0.01
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $0.04
Spot Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
Nouvelle Ligne De Base 122,538 98.030 $31,831.46
Holy Cross Energy 1,000 0.800 $1,900.00
Acid Rain Retirement Fund 1,202 0.962 $901.50
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 250 0.200 $500.00
Green Country Energy, LLC 10 0.008 $50.00
TOTALS 125,000 100% $35,182.96
7-Year Advance Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
Nouvelle Ligne De Base 124,000 99.200 $4,960.00
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 1,000 0.800 $500.00
TOTALS 125,000 100% $5,460.00

Total Auction Proceeds: $40,642.96

Spot Bids (First Usable in 2013)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$5.00 Green Country Energy, LLC 10 10
$2.00 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 250 260
$1.90 Holy Cross Energy 1,000 1,260
$0.75 Acid Rain Retirement Fund 1,000 2,462
$0.42 Nouvelle Ligne De Base 10,000 12,562
$0.37 Nouvelle Ligne De Base 25,000 37,462
$0.27 Nouvelle Ligne De Base 35,000 72,462
$0.17 Nouvelle Ligne De Base* 55,000 127,462

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $0.17.
 
$0.12 LUME 125,000 252,462

*Awarded a partial fill of 52,538 out of 55,000 allowances bid for.

7-Year Advance Bids (First Usable in 2020)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$0.50 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 1,000 1,000
$0.04 Nouvelle Ligne De Base* 125,000 126,000

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $0.04.
 
$0.02 LUME 125,000 251,000

*Awarded a partial fill of 124,000 out of 125,000 allowances bid for.

The 2013 Auction Proceeds Spreadsheet (xlsx) (27.35 KB)  provides the same results. Download an Excel viewer.

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