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2012 SO2 Allowance Auction

Allowances Available for Auction
Origin of Allowances Spot Auction
(First Usable in 2012)
7-Year Advance Auction
(First Usable in 2019)
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: 400,415 Successful: 28 Successful: 11 Highest: $10.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 11 Unsuccessful: 2 Clearing: $0.56
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 39 Total: 13 Lowest: $0.01
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $0.67
7-Year Advance Auction Results
Allowances Number of Bids Number of Bidders Bid Price
Bid For: 378,733 Successful: 5 Successful: 5 Highest: $2.00
Sold: 125,000 Unsuccessful: 5 Unsuccessful: 3 Clearing: $0.12
(the clearing price is the lowest price at which a successful bid was made)
  Total: 10 Total: 8 Lowest: $0.01
      Weighted Average of Winning Bids: $0.13
Spot Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
LUME 75,000 60.000 $52,000.00
Venator C. McFadden 38,617 30.894 $21,625.52
Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 11,000 8.800 $8,700.00
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 200 0.160 $1,000.00
Quadrivium Partners LLC 100 0.080 $250.00
Bates College Environmental Econ B 45 0.036 $81.49
Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 17 0.014 $30.15
Bates College Environmental Econ A 9 0.007 $17.11
Coral Cavanagh 6 0.005 $60.00
Green Country Energy, LLC 5 0.004 $25.00
Bates College Environmental Econ 1 1 0.001 $2.50
TOTALS 125,000 100% $83,791.77
7-Year Advance Auction Winners
Bidder's Name Quantity Percentage of Total Allowances Amount Paid
Venator C. McFadden 121,442 97.154 $14,573.04
Quadrivium Partners LLC 3,000 2.400 $750.00
University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 500 0.400 $1,000.00
Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 50 0.040 $10.00
Green Country Energy, LLC 8 0.006 $16.00
TOTALS 125,000 100% $16,349.04

Total Auction Proceeds: $100,140.81

Spot Bids (First Usable in 2012)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$10.00 Coral Cavanagh 6 6
$5.00 Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 2 8
$5.00 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 200 208
$5.00 Green Country Energy, LLC 5 213
$3.00 Bates College Environmental Econ B 5 218
$2.50 Bates College Environmental Econ 1 1 219
$2.50 Quadrivium Partners LLC 100 319
$2.10 Bates College Environmental Econ A 1 320
$2.05 Bates College Environmental Econ A 2 322
$2.01 Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 5 327
$2.00 Bates College Environmental Econ A 3 330
$2.00 Bates College Environmental Econ B 10 340
$2.00 Bates College Environmental Econ B 10 350
$2.00 Bates College Environmental Econ A 1 351
$1.91 Bates College Environmental Econ B 1 352
$1.90 Bates College Environmental Econ A 1 353
$1.67 Bates College Environmental Econ B 6 359
$1.65 Bates College Environmental Econ B 1 360
$1.59 Bates College Environmental Econ B 1 361
$1.32 Bates College Environmental Econ B 1 362
$1.01 Bates College Environmental Econ A 1 363
$1.01 Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 10 373
$1.00 Bates College Environmental Econ B 10 383
$0.90 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 5,000 5,383
$0.75 LUME 50,000 55,383
$0.70 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 6,000 61,383
$0.58 LUME 25,000 86,383
$0.56 Venator C. McFadden* 125,000 211,383

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $0.56.
 
$0.51 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 7,000 218,383
$0.50 Bates College Environmental Econ 2 218,385
$0.47 LUME 25,000 243,385
$0.41 LUME 25,000 268,385
$0.26 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 2,000 270,385
$0.10 Element Markets LLC 30,000 300,385
$0.10 Bates College Environmental Econ A 29 300,414
$0.09 Bates College Environmental Econ A 1 300,415
$0.05 Element Markets LLC 40,000 340,415
$0.02 Element Markets LLC 55,000 395,415
$0.01 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 5,000 400,415

*Awarded a partial fill of 38,617 out of 125,000 allowances bid for.

7-Year Advance Bids (First Usable in 2019)
Bids Bidder's Name Quantity Total
$2.00 Green Country Energy, LLC 8 8
$2.00 University of Tampa Environmental Protection Coalition 500 508
$0.25 Quadrivium Partners LLC 3,000 3,508
$0.20 Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 50 3,558
$0.12 Venator C. McFadden* 125,000 128,558

Bids below this line were unsuccessful because they were below the clearing price of $0.12.
 
$0.11 LUME 125,000 253,558
$0.10 Enlightened Citizen at UW-Madison 100 253,658
$0.02 Bates College Environmental Econ 25 253,683
$0.01 Element Markets LLC 125,000 378,683
$0.01 Bates College Environmental Econ 50 378,733

*Awarded a partial fill of 121,442 out of 125,000 allowances bid for.

The 2012 Auction Proceeds Spreadsheet (xls) (71 KB)  provides the same results. Download an Excel viewer.

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