| On January 17, 2001, Governor Gray Davis proclaimed a
State of Emergency in response to the imminent threat of
widespread and prolonged disruption of electrical power. In
response, the AQMD Executive Officer, on February 6, 2001,
executed the RECLAIM Executive Order (EO) Mitigation Program
under Rule 118 Executive Orders #01-03 and #01-04 for NOx
and CO emissions mitigation. As part of the executive
order, mitigation fees for emissions in excess of RECLAIM
allocations from RECLAIM-power producing facilities having
the capacity to produce 50 MW or more, would be paid to the
AQMD. These funds would then be used to mitigate the excess
power plant emissions.
Under the RECLAIM EO program, marine vessel engine
re-powering, agricultural pump electrification, and
conversion of diesel powered heavy duty trucks to CNG are
being implemented. The implementation of these projects
will generate NOx emission reduction credits that will be
used to offset emissions from power plants.
The above emissions reduction credits are generated using
the following pilot generation rules: Rule 1631, Pilot
Credit Generation Program for Marine Vessels; Rule 1612.1,
Mobile Source Credit Generation Pilot Program (Class 7/8 CNG
trucks); Rule 2507, Pilot Credit Generation Program for
Agricultural Pumps.
The Board approved
projects, funding amounts, and the expected NOx emission
reductions are presented in Table 1.
Table 1
|
Project Type |
Funding
($) |
Estimated Annual NOx Reduction
(tons) |
|
Marine
Vessels |
12,144,858 |
650 |
|
Class
7/8 CNG Trucks |
1,372,467 |
25 |
|
Agricultural Pumps |
1,762,446 |
60 |
The details on the
above Board approved projects are listed in the Board
letters in Table 2.
Table 2
For additional information about this program, see
Staff Contacts |
