Policy paper

NERA Economic Consulting report: Changes in Hurdle Rates for Low Carbon Generation Technologies

An independent report on the estimated cost of capital impacts associated with Contracts for Difference, commissioned from NERA.

• From: Department of Energy & Climate Change
• Published: 19 December 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Changes in Hurdle Rates for Low Carbon Generation Technologies due to the Shift from the UK Renewables Obligation to a Contracts for Difference Regime

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This report assesses changes in hurdle rates for Low Carbon Generation Technologies due to the shift from the UK Renewables Obligation to a Contracts for Difference regime. DECC commissioned NERA Economic Consulting to review the available evidence relevant to their assumed reductions in investor hurdle rates required under CfDs.

Published 19 December 2013