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Clean Air Markets

2010 SO2 Allowance Auction

Allowances Available for Auction
Origin of Allowances Spot Auction
(First Usable in 2010)
7-Year Advance Auction
(First Usable in 2017)
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: 485,013 Successful: 14 Successful: 8 Highest: $300.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 44 Unsuccessful: 6 Clearing: $36.20
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 58 Total: 14 Lowest: $0.06
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $37.71
7-Year Advance Auction Results
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 750,022 Successful: 11 Successful: 6 Highest: $150.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 13 Unsuccessful: 5 Clearing: $1.69
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 24 Total: 11 Lowest: $0.02
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $2.07
Spot Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
spg 116,965 93.572 $4,414,133.00
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 8,000 6.400 $295,040.00
Acid Rain Retirement Fund 11 0.009 $894.96
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 10 0.008 $1,000.00
Green Country Energy, LLC 8 0.006 $2,400.00
Society of Environmental Engineers 2 0.002 $200.00
Bates College Environmental Econ B 2 0.002 $91.00
Bates College Environmental Econ A 2 0.002 $85.34
TOTALS 125,000 100% $4,713,844.30
7-Year Advance Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
Saracen Energy LP 86,200 68.960 $177,405.50
Compass SEA Energy LLC 38,778 31.022 $79,807.32
Green Country Energy, LLC 8 0.006 $1,200.00
Bates College Environmental Econ B 6 0.005 $29.01
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 5 0.004 $500.00
Bates College Environmental Econ A 3 0.002 $15.36
TOTALS 125,000 100% $258,957.19

Total Auction Proceeds: $4,972,801.49

Spot Bids (First Usable in 2010)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$300.00 Green Country Energy, LLC 8 8
$100.00 Society of Environmental Engineers 2 10
$100.00 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 10 20
$81.36 Acid Rain Retirement Fund 11 31
$45.50 Bates College Environmental Econ B 2 33
$42.67 Bates College Environmental Econ A 2 35
$39.20 spg 10,000 10,035
$38.70 spg 15,000 25,035
$38.20 spg 20,000 45,035
$37.70 spg 25,000 70,035
$37.20 spg 25,000 95,035
$36.88 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 8,000 103,035
$36.70 spg 20,000 123,035
$36.20 spg* 5,000 128,035

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $36.20.

EPA rules state that in the event two identical bids are submitted that would exhaust all remaining allowances, the auction Administrator shall allocate all allowances to one of the bidders by lottery.
 
$36.20 spg 5,000 133,035
$35.88 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 15,000 148,035
$35.00 Sandy Creek Energy Associates 2,000 150,035
$34.88 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 15,000 165,035
$34.00 LUME 11,500 176,535
$33.88 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 10,000 186,535
$33.39 LUME 8,500 195,035
$33.03 LUME 8,500 203,535
$33.00 Sandy Creek Energy Associates 1,750 205,285
$32.66 LUME 7,500 212,785
$31.25 Demitrio 10,000 222,785
$31.00 Sandy Creek Energy Associates 717 223,502
$30.07 MBL 2,500 226,002
$29.25 Demitrio 10,000 236,002
$29.16 MBL 2,500 238,502
$28.25 Demitrio 10,000 248,502
$28.03 MBL 2,500 251,002
$27.50 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 5,000 256,002
$27.26 LUME 9,890 265,892
$27.22 MBL 2,500 268,392
$26.17 MBL 2,500 270,892
$25.44 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 10,000 280,892
$25.13 MBL 2,500 283,392
$25.00 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 5,000 288,392
$24.07 MBL 2,500 290,892
$23.86 LUME 9,890 300,782
$20.46 LUME 9,890 310,672
$20.44 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 10,000 320,672
$20.00 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 5,000 325,672
$17.06 LUME 9,890 335,562
$16.02 Element Markets LLC 1,500 337,062
$15.00 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 5,000 342,062
$13.66 LUME 9,890 351,952
$10.26 LUME 9,890 361,842
$10.02 Element Markets LLC 3,000 364,842
$10.00 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 30,000 394,842
$9.56 LUME 9,890 404,732
$8.86 LUME 9,890 414,622
$8.56 LUME 9,890 424,512
$5.01 Element Markets LLC 6,000 430,512
$2.53 Element Markets LLC 12,000 442,512
$1.00 LUME 1 442,513
$0.10 Demitrio 1,000 443,513
$0.06 Element Markets LLC 41,500 485,013

*Awarded a partial fill of 1,965 out of 5,000 allowances bid for.

7-Year Advance Bids (First Usable in 2017)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$150.00 Green Country Energy, LLC 8 8
$100.00 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 5 13
$5.67 Bates College Environmental Econ B 3 16
$5.12 Bates College Environmental Econ A 3 19
$4.00 Bates College Environmental Econ B 3 22
$2.99 Compass SEA Energy LLC 6,200 6,222
$2.99 Saracen Energy LP 13,800 20,022
$2.19 Compass SEA Energy LLC 12,425 32,447
$2.19 Saracen Energy LP 27,575 60,022
$1.69 Saracen Energy LP 44,825 104,847
$1.69 Compass SEA Energy LLC* 20,175 125,022

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $36.20
 
$1.37 Evolution Markets 50,000 175,022
$1.05 Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. 125,000 300,022
$0.29 LUME 125,000 425,022
$0.10 Evolution Markets 25,000 450,022
$0.06 spg 25,000 475,022
$0.05 Evolution Markets 25,000 500,022
$0.05 spg 25,000 525,022
$0.04 spg 25,000 550,022
$0.03 Element Markets LLC 50,000 600,022
$0.03 spg 25,000 625,022
$0.02 spg 25,000 650,022
$0.02 Element Markets LLC 75,000 725,022
$0.02 Evolution Markets 25,000 750,022

*Awarded a partial fill of 20,153 out of 20,175 allowances bid for.

The 2010 Auction Proceeds Spreadsheet (XLS)(5 pp, 74 K)  provides the same results. Download an Excel viewer. Exit

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