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Title: Accounting for location and timing in NO{sub x} emission trading programs. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:353433
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  1. National Economic Research Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)

This report describes approaches to designing emission trading programs for nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}) to account for the locations of emission sources. When a trading region is relatively small, program managers can assume that the location of the sources engaging in trades has little or no effect. However, if policy makers extend the program to larger regions, this assumption may be questioned. Therefore, EPRI has undertaken a survey of methods for incorporating location considerations into trading programs. Application of the best method may help to preserve, and even enhance, the flexibility and savings afforded utilities by emission trading.

Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); National Economic Research Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
353433
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR-109515; TRN: AHC29923%%266
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English