Recommendations to EU Governments on implementing non-price criteria in auctions

Overview

The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) brings new rules to scale up the manufacturing capacity and access to a secure and sustainable supply of net-zero technologies in the EU. It introduces for the first time mandatory non-price criteria in auctions – both prequalification and award criteria. Member States need to implement these new rules as of January 2026. This paper details the wind industry recommendations on how national Governments should apply non-price criteria to on- and offshore wind.