CAIR Reduces Ohio’s Emissions
- By 2015, CAIR will help Ohio sources reduce emissions of sulfur
dioxide (SO2) by 968,000 tons or 82 percent.
SO2 Emissions (thousand tons) |
2003 |
2010 |
2015 |
Ohio SO2 emissions without CAIR |
1,176 |
1,373 |
1,064 |
Ohio SO2 emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
298 |
208 |
- By 2015, CAIR will help Ohio sources reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOx) by 272,000 tons or 77 percent.
NOx Emissions (thousand tons) |
2003 |
2009 |
2015 |
Ohio NOx emissions without CAIR |
355 |
264 |
274 |
Ohio NOx emissions with CAIR |
N/A |
93 |
83 |
CAIR Helps Ohio and its Neighbors
- Because air emissions travel across state boundaries,
reducing the emissions from sources in Ohio also will reduce fine
particle pollution and ground-level ozone pollution in other areas
of the country.
- Currently, Ohio sources significantly contribute to fine
particle pollution in the following 15 states and the District
of Columbia:
Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Delaware, New York, Michigan, West Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky,
Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee & Illinois
- Ohio sources also significantly contribute to ground-level
ozone pollution in the following 9 states and the District of Columbia:
Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Rhode Island, Delaware, New York & Michigan
- Ohio’s fine particle air quality will improve because
of reductions of SO2 and NOx in:
Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee & West Virginia
- Ohio’s ground-level ozone air quality will improve
because of reductions of NOx in:
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan & Missouri
CAIR Makes Ohio’s Air Cleaner
- CAIR helps Ohio 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
- Twenty-seven Ohio counties were designated nonattainment
for EPA’s health-based standards for fine particle pollution
(PM).
- CAIR will help bring the following 5 counties into attainment
for fine particles by 2010:
1. Clark County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
2. Greene County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
3. Montgomery County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
4. Washington County Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH Area
5. Belmont County Wheeling, WV-OH Area
- CAIR will help bring another 6 counties into attainment by
2015:
1. Stark County Canton-Massillon, OH Area
2. Coshocton County (P) Columbus, OH Area
3. Delaware County Columbus, OH Area
4. Fairfield County Columbus, OH Area
5. Franklin County Columbus, OH Area
6. Licking County Columbus, OH Area
- CAIR will significantly reduce PM levels in the 16 remaining
non-attainment counties:
1. Adams County (P) Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
2. Gallia County (P) Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
3. Lawrence County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
4. Scioto County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
5. Jefferson County Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
6. Butler County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
7. Clermont County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
8. Hamilton County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
9. Warren County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
10. Ashtabula County (P) Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
11. Cuyahoga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
12. Lake County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
13. Lorain County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
14. Medina County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
15. Portage County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
16. Summit County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
Ground-level Ozone
- At the end of 2004, 33 Ohio counties were designated nonattainment
for EPA’s health-based standards for 8-hour ozone pollution.
- Existing Clean Air Act Programs will bring 25 of these counties
into attainment by 2010:
1. Stark County Canton-Massillon, OH Area
2. Butler County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area
3. Clermont County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area
4. Clinton County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area
5. Hamilton County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area
6. Warren County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area
7. Delaware County Columbus, OH Area
8. Fairfield County Columbus, OH Area
9. Franklin County Columbus, OH Area
10. KNOx County Columbus, OH Area
11. Licking County Columbus, OH Area
12. Madison County Columbus, OH Area
13. Clark County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
14. Greene County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
15. Miami County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
16. Montgomery County Dayton-Springfield, OH Area
17. Allen County Lima, OH Area
18. Washington County Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH Area
19. Jefferson County Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Area
20. Lucas County Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH Area
21. Wood County Toledo, OH Area
22. Belmont County Wheeling, WV-OH Area
23. Columbiana County Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH Area
24. Mahoning County Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH Area
25. Trumbull County Youngstown-Warren-Sharon, PA-OH Area
- Existing Clean Air Act Programs will bring 8 counties into attainment
by 2015:
1. Ashtabula County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
2. Cuyahoga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
3. Geauga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
4. Lake County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
5. Lorain County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
6. Medina County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
7. Portage County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
8. Summit County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area
CAIR is Smart for Ohio’s Economy
- CAIR helps maintain coal as a viable fuel/energy source,
keeping jobs in Ohio.
- Regional electricity prices are not significantly impacted by CAIR.
Average Retail Electricity
Prices (AREP) in 1999 dollars |
2000 |
2010 |
2015 |
Ohio’s AREP without CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
57.4 |
51.7 |
55.2 |
Ohio’s AREP with CAIR (mills/kWh*) |
N/A |
53.7 |
58.6 |
*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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