CAIR Reduces Delaware's Emissions
- By 2015, CAIR will help Delaware sources reduce annual emissions
of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 3,000
tons or 30 percent from 2003 levels.
NOx Emissions (thousand tons) |
2003 |
2009 |
2015 |
Delaware NOx emissions without CAIR |
10 |
9 |
11 |
Delaware NOx emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
5 |
7 |
- By 2015, CAIR will help Delaware sources reduce emissions of
sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 19,000 tons or 51 percent.
SO2 Emissions (thousand
tons) |
2003 |
2009 |
2015 |
Delaware SO2 emissions without CAIR |
37 |
40 |
45 |
Delaware SO2 emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
28 |
18 |
CAIR Helps Delaware and its Neighbors
- Because air emissions travel across state boundaries,
reducing the emissions from sources in Delaware also will reduce
ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution in other areas of
the country.
- Currently, Delaware sources significantly contribute to
ground-level ozone in:
Pennsylvania, New Jersey & New York
- Currently, Delaware sources significantly contribute to
fine particle pollution in:
New
York
- Delaware’s fine particle air quality will improve
because of reductions of SO2 and NOx in:
Maryland and the District of Columbia, Michigan, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia
- Delaware’s ground-level ozone air quality will improve
because of reductions of NOx in:
Maryland and the District of Columbia, Michigan, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia
CAIR Makes Delaware’s Air Cleaner
- CAIR helps Delaware meet and maintain the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone and fine particle
pollution.
- SO2 and NOx contribute to the formation of fine particles (PM),
and NOx contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone.
- Areas meeting the NAAQS are in attainment. Those areas not meeting
the standards are known as “nonattainment areas.”
Fine Particle Pollution
- At the end of 2004, one Delaware county was designated
nonattainment for EPA’s health-based standards for fine
particle pollution.
- CAIR will help bring that county into attainment for fine particles
by 2015:
1. New Castle County Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
Ground-level Ozone
- At the end of 2004, three Delaware counties were designated
nonattainment for EPA’s health-based standards for ground-level
ozone pollution.
- CAIR will help to reduce ozone pollution in those counties:
1. Kent County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Area
2. New Castle County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Area
3. Sussex County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Area
CAIR is Smart for Delaware’s Economy
- CAIR helps maintain coal as a viable fuel/energy source.
- Regional electricity prices are not significantly impacted by CAIR,
and are projected to be below 2000 levels.
Average Retail Electricity
Prices (AREP) in 1999 dollars |
2000 |
2010 |
2015 |
Delaware’s AREP without CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
80.4 |
59.3 |
69.4 |
Delaware’s AREP with CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
N/A |
61.3 |
72.0 |
*mill = 1/10 of a cent |
Notes:
1) Partial counties are identified by (P) following the county
name.
2) Projections concerning future levels of air pollution in specific
geographic locations were estimated using the best scientific models
available. They are estimations, however, and should be characterized
as such in any description. Actual results may vary significantly
if any of the factors that influence air quality differ from the
assumed values used in the projections shown here.
3) Small emission increases can occur in a state under CAIR where
shifts in power generation occur, but overall improvements occur
throughout the CAIR region. The Final CAIR includes a compliance
supplement pool of NOx allowances (roughly 200,000 allowances)
for the annual program, which could lead to slightly higher annual
NOx emissions than are stated here.
4) The data presented here is based on recently completed, revised
Integrated Planning Modeling (IPM), reflecting CAIR as finalized. This recent data may
differ slightly from modeling results in the Final CAIR Federal
Register Notice and Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) which were based on modeling that was completed
before EPA had determined the final scope of CAIR. The primary
difference in the earlier modeling included AR, DE, and NJ in the
annual SO2/NOx requirements, and did not include an ozone season
cap on any states.
5) Emissions reductions take into account state and federal pollution
control programs in place when EPA last updated its models in mid-2004.
Reductions from more recent state programs or settlement actions
are not reflected in these tables.
6) Retail electricity prices are by North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) region.
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