The
network
operator
is
gathering
evidence
to
help
determine
the
strike
prices
that
underpin
the
renewables
contracts-for-difference
(CfD)
mechanism
at
the
heart
of
the
EMR
proposals.
National
Grid
will
act
as
the
UK
government’s
delivery
agent
for
the
new
scheme,
which
is
slated
to
replace
the
existing
Renewables
Obligation
(RO)
system
after
2017.
It
wants
to
gather
input
on
the
most
up-to-date
technology
and
deployment
costs,
and
to
“understand
the
differences
in
investment
decisions
under
the
Renewables
Obligation
and
CfD,
and
how
choices
will
be
made
between
the
two
mechanisms".
The
UK…