CAIR Reduces New York’s Emissions
- By 2015, CAIR will help New York sources reduce emissions
of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 213,000 tons or 84 percent.
SO2 Emissions (thousand tons) |
2003 |
2010 |
2015 |
New York SO2 emissions without CAIR |
254 |
131 |
132 |
New York SO2 emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
66 |
41 |
- By 2015, CAIR will help New York sources reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOx) by 32,000 tons or 48 percent from 2003 levels.
NOx Emissions (thousand tons) |
2003 |
2009 |
2015 |
New York NOx emissions without CAIR |
66 |
45 |
44 |
New York NOx emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
38 |
34 |
CAIR Helps New York and its Neighbors
- Because air emissions travel across state boundaries,
reducing the emissions from sources in New York also will reduce
fine particle pollution and ground-level ozone pollution in other
areas of the country.
- New York sources significantly contribute to fine particle
pollution in:
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut & Delaware
- New York sources also significantly contribute to ground-level
ozone pollution in:
Connecticut, New Jersey & Rhode Island
- New York’s fine particle air quality will improve
because of reductions of SO2 and NOx in:
Maryland and the District of Columbia, Ohio, Pennsylvania & West
Virginia
- New York’s ground-level ozone air quality will improve
because of reductions of NOx in:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia,
Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West
Virginia
CAIR Makes New York’s Air Cleaner
- CAIR helps New York 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, 10 New York counties were designated
nonattainment for EPA’s health-based standards for fine
particle pollution (PM).
- CAIR will help bring all of those counties into attainment by 2010:
1. Bronx County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
2. Kings County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
3. Nassau County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
4. New York County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
5. Orange County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
6. Queens County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
7. Richmond County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
8. Rockland County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
9. Suffolk County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
10. Westchester County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Area
Ground-level Ozone
- At the end of 2004, 30 New York counties were designated
nonattainment for EPA’s health-based standards for 8-hour
ozone pollution.
- Existing Clean Air Act Programs will bring 19 of these counties
into attainment by 2010:
1. Albany County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
2. Greene County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
3. Montgomery County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
4. Rensselaer County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
5. Saratoga County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
6. Schenectady County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
7. Schoharie County Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Area
8. Essex County (P) Essex Co., NY (Whiteface Mtn.) Area
9. Chautauqua County Jamestown, NY Area
10. Jefferson County Jefferson County, NY Area
11. Dutchess County Poughkeepsie, NY Area
12. Orange County Poughkeepsie, NY Area
13. Putnam County Poughkeepsie, NY Area
14. Genesee County Rochester, NY Area
15. Livingston County Rochester, NY Area
16. Monroe County Rochester, NY Area
17. Ontario County Rochester, NY Area
18. Orleans County Rochester, NY Area
19. Wayne County Rochester, NY Area
- CAIR will help bring 2 more of those counties into attainment
by 2015:
1. Erie County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Area
2. Niagara County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Area
- CAIR will further reduce ground-level ozone levels in
the remaining 9 counties:
1. Bronx County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area
2. Kings County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area
3. Nassau County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area
4. New York County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Area
5. Queens County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area
6. Richmond County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Area
7. Rockland County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Area
8. Suffolk County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Area
9. Westchester County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Area
CAIR is Smart for New York’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 |
New York’s AREP without CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
104.3 |
82.8 |
87.9 |
New York’s AREP with CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
N/A |
83.3 |
88.9 |
*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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