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What Capacity Investment Scheme winners can - and can’t - tell you about your project

What Capacity Investment Scheme winners can - and can’t - tell you about your project

Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) results have become a public reference point for renewable and storage projects. In this article, we look at what a winner list shows and the project and market signals that need closer review before the next tender or commercial decision.

Updated
September 21, 2026
Published
September 21, 2026
What Capacity Investment Scheme winners can - and can’t - tell you about your project

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A CIS winner list can look like a benchmark, but projects selected in the same tender round may be at very different stages of approvals, grid connection, financing and commercial readiness.

Understanding which projects are relevant comparators requires looking beyond the tender result and considering project details and commercial context together.  

This article explores what CIS results can and can't tell you, and which project and market signals need closer review before the next commercial decision.  

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