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Early Reduction Allowance (ERA) Applications

The states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have received the following applications for early reduction CO2 allowances (ERAs) under each state's CO2 Budget Trading Program.

Note that the totals presented below represent the amount of ERAs requested; no ERAs have been awarded to date. ERA applications are subject to the approval of the state regulatory agency to which they are submitted. Participating states have until December 31, 2009, to determine whether and in what number ERAs should be awarded for a respective application. Any ERAs awarded would be awarded in addition to the regional cap.

 Participating states have received requests for nearly 2.4 million ERAs, equivalent to 0.4% of the first control period (2009 - 2011) regional emissions budget.

State

Facility Name

Quantity of ERAs Applied For (Tons of CO2)

Percent of Total

CT

Bridgeport Harbor Station

72,929

3.05%

CT

Middletown

69,921

2.92%

CT

Montville

39,019

1.63%

CT

Norwalk Harbor Station

17,322

0.72%

DE

City of Dover - McKee Run

3,128

0.13%

MA

Taunton Municipal Light

18,276

0.76%

MD

Mirant Chalk Point

145,296

6.07%

NH

Schiller Station

1,064,718

44.47%

NJ

AES Red Oak

40,197

1.68%

NJ

PSEG Kearny

20,592

0.86%

NJ

PSEG Sewaren

63,714

2.66%

NJ

Reliant Sayreville

0

0.00%

NJ

Reliant Werner

0

0.00%

NJ

Reliant Gilbert

7,368

0.31%

NJ

RPL Elmwood Park

385

0.02%

NY

AES Cayuga

253,958

10.61%

NY

AES Greenidge

122,318

5.11%

NY

AES Somerset

119,322

4.98%

NY

AES Westover

146,724

6.13%

NY

Mirant Bowline

189,317

7.91%

 

TOTAL

2,394,504

100.00%

To be awarded ERAs, CO2 budget sources must have submitted a one-time application to their respective state regulatory agency by May 1, 2009, and must demonstrate both a reduction in absolute CO2 emissions and an improvement in CO2 emissions rate during the early reduction period (2006 - 2008) relative to the baseline period (2003 - 2005).  ERA applications are also subject to specific emissions monitoring requirements.

Additional information about individual ERA applications is available through the RGGI CO2 Allowance Tracking System (RGGI COATS) in the "Special Approvals" report located under the "Public Reports" menu.