The Cost of Climate Pollution

Delaware Uses SC-GHG to Assess Offshore Wind Procurement Options

HDelaware Internal Guidance Investment/Procurement February 2022

• Application

  Assessing the social value of offshore wind procurement.

• Date

  February 2022

• Details

  In February 2022, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) asked the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind published a report looking at the state's options for offshore wind procurement. The report converts the IWG's SC-GHG into a cost per megawatt hour. This value is used to value the benefits of offshore wind displacing polluting generators. This is added to a value of health benefits for a total social cost.

• SCC Value(s)

  $93 - $122 per MWh based on 2021 IWG values.

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