Five years of interstate SO < inf> 2 allowance trading: Geographic patterns and potential cost savings

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Abstract

Interstate trading of SO2 allowances under the Clean Air Act, the largest-scale application of market principles to environmental protection, is projected to save over $2.3 billion out of a possible $3 billion in annual compliance costs in the next decade. This study shows that, with one exception, Midwest states have thus far not used trading to sustain high SO2 emission levels.

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Electricity Journal

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