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There have not been any auctions for offshore wind projects in Germany since 2018. Recently, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) called for the 2021 auction round. It is the first of its kind auction based on the so-called central model . This auction design has been implemented by the Offshore Wind Energy Act (Windenergie-auf-See-Gesetz - WindSeeG) in 2017. The agency launched 958 MW in grid connection capacity across three areas in the North and Baltic Seas, at a maximum bid value of EUR 73 per MWh.
These projects are scheduled to be commissioned in 2026 (at the earliest). The auction round will be completed by 1 September 2021. It is remarkable that for two out of three areas companies hold so called “legal entry rights”. This paper will outline the 2021 offshore auction round and the potential impact the legal entry rights may have. A detailed outline of the German funding system for offshore wind farm