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ERMS - Cleaner Air, Reduced Cost

Emissions Reduction Market System

Annual Performance Review Report - 2007

 

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1.0

Introduction

1.1

Nonattainment and the Chicago Area

1.2

Basics of ERMS

1.3

ERMS Contribution to the ROP and Attainment

2.0

Scope of the Annual Performance Review Report

3.0

Area-wide Emission Status

3.1

Source Types

3.2

Total Aggregate VOM Emissions

3.3

Breakdown of ATU Use

3.4

Expired ATUs

3.5

ATU Vintage Summary

3.6

Findings

4.0

Evaluation of Trading Activities

4.1

Account Officers

4.2

Website Access

4.3

Transaction Summary

4.4

ATU Availability

4.5

Average ATU Market Price

4.6

Findings

5.0

Alternative ATU Generation

5.1

Summary of ERG Proposals

5.2

Summary of Inter-sector Proposals

5.3

Findings

6.0

Performance Accountability

6.1

Seasonal Emissions Reports

6.2

Alternative Compliance Market Account (ACMA)

6.3

Excursion Compensation

6.4

Source Inspections

6.5

Findings

7.0

Distribution of Emissions

7.1

Geographic Distribution of Transactions

7.2

Type of Source

7.3

Trends and Spatial Distributions of HAPs

7.4

HAP Information Request Letters

7.5

Findings

8.0

Historical Regional Data

9.0

Conclusions

Appendix A:

Township Names and Id Numbers

Appendix B:

Township Data

Appendix C:

Historical County Data

C.1

Allotments and Compensation

C.2

Allotments and Retained ATUs

C.3

Allotments and Expired ATUs

C.4

Net ATUs Traded

C.5

VOM Emissions and Reported HAPs

C.6

Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

 

List of Tables

3-1

Source Emission Breakdown

3-2

Special Unit Emission Breakdown

3-3

Expired ATUs

4-1

ATU Sellers

4-2

ATU Buyers

5-1

ERGs Receiving ATUs in 2005

6-1

ACMA Account Balance

6-2

ACMA Purchases

7-1

ATUs Traded by County

7-2

ATUs Comparison by County

7-3

Total ATUs Expired and Retained by County

7-4

Number of Sources per Township

7-5

Township Areas

7-6

ATUs Traded by Township

7-7

Expired ATUs by Township

7-8

Retained ATUs by Township

7-9

Townships with Emissions over Baseline Level

7-10

Townships with Emissions over Allotment Level

7-11

Transactions by SIC Code

7-12

Total ATUs Expired and Retained by SIC Code

7-13

Reported HAP Emissions by Township

7-14

Key Results on HAPs for Seven Highlighted Townships

 

List of Figures

1-1

ROP Target, Projected and Actual VOM levels (tons/day)

4-1

Average ATU Price

7-1

Difference from Baseline

7-2

Difference from Allotment

7-3

Difference from Baseline and Traders

7-4

Difference from Allotment and Traders

7-5

VOM HAP Reporting Sources (Difference from Baseline)

7-6

VOM HAP Reporting Sources (Difference from Allotment)

7-7

Traders with VOM HAP Reporting Sources (Difference from Baseline)

7-8

Traders with VOM HAP Reporting Sources (Difference from Allotment)

7-9

Change in 2003-2004 Reported HAP Emissions (Difference from Baseline)

7-10

Change in 2003-2004 Reported HAP Emissions (Difference from Allotment)

7-11

VOM HAP Reporters with Population Density (Difference from Baseline)

7-12

VOM HAP Reporters with Population Density (Difference from Allotment)

8-1

Allotment and Compensation by Year

8-2

Allotment and Expired ATUs by Year

8-3

Allotment and Retained ATUs by Year

8-4

Emissions and Reported HAPs

8-5

Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

8-6

ACMA Balance by Year

B-1

Actual Emissions Compared to Allotment

C-1

Cook County Allotment and Compensation

C-2

DuPage County Allotment and Compensation

C-3

Grundy County Allotment and Compensation

C-4

Kane County Allotment and Compensation

C-5

Kendall County Allotment and Compensation

C-6

Lake County Allotment and Compensation

C-7

McHenry County Allotment and Compensation

C-8

Will County Allotment and Compensation

C-9

Cook County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-10

DuPage County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-11

Grundy County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-12

Kane County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-13

Kendall County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-14

Lake County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-15

McHenry County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-16

Will County Allotment and Retained ATUs

C-17

Cook County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-18

DuPage County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-19

Grundy County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-20

Kane County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-21

Kendall County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-22

Lake County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-23

McHenry County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-24

Will County Allotment and Expired ATUs

C-25

Cook County Net Traded ATUs

C-26

DuPage County Net Traded ATUs

C-27

Grundy County Net Traded ATUs

C-28

Kane County Net Traded ATUs

C-29

Kendall County Net Traded ATUs

C-30

Lake County Net Traded ATUs

C-31

McHenry County Net Traded ATUs

C-32

Will County Net Traded ATUs

C-33

Cook County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-34

DuPage County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-35

Grundy County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-36

Kane County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-37

Kendall County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-38

Lake County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-39

McHenry County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-40

Will County Emissions and Reported HAPs

C-41

Cook County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-42

DuPage County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-43

Grundy County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-44

Kane County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-45

Kendall County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-46

Lake County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-47

McHenry County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

C-48

Will County Reduction from Baseline and Allotment

 

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