California ERC market report · 2004

Mojave Desert ERC sales, 2004

3 recorded sales, from the district's own records.

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In 2004 the district's own transaction records list 3 priced ERC sales in Mojave Desert AQMD. NOx: 1 recorded sale at a median of $10,500 per ton; ROG / VOC: 1 recorded sale at a median of $5,600 per ton; PM10: 1 recorded sale at a median of $5,000 per ton. Prices are per ton as the district recorded them.

2004 by pollutant

PollutantMedian $/tRangenSource
NOx$10,500$10,500–$10,5001District records
ROG / VOC$5,600$5,600–$5,6001District records
PM10$5,000$5,000–$5,0001District records

NOx in Mojave Desert, every recorded year

$9k$18k$35k200120032004201020142001: $11k ($9k–$14k)2003: $13k ($13k–$13k)2004: $11k ($11k–$11k)2010: $10k ($10k–$10k)2014: $35k ($35k–$35k)

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest recorded price that year; the dot is the median.

ROG / VOC in Mojave Desert, every recorded year

$100$1k$10k$100k1998200120042006201320142020202320241998: $24k ($24k–$24k)2001: $6k ($5k–$6k)2004: $6k ($6k–$6k)2006: $6k ($6k–$6k)2013: $80 ($80–$80)2014: $25k ($25k–$25k)2020: $25k ($25k–$25k)2023: $35k ($35k–$35k)2024: $223k ($45k–$400k)

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest recorded price that year; the dot is the median; the scale is logarithmic because prices span more than a hundredfold.

PM10 in Mojave Desert, every recorded year

$580$7k$13k200020012004200520172023202520262000: $580 ($580–$580)2001: $5k ($5k–$5k)2004: $5k ($5k–$5k)2005: $5k ($5k–$5k)2017: $9k ($9k–$9k)2023: $9k ($1k–$9k)2025: $9k ($9k–$9k)2026: $11k ($10k–$13k)

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest recorded price that year; the dot is the median.

The 2004 sales

DatePollutantAmount$/tCertificate
2004-01-20Volatile Organic Compounds41,323 lb/yr$5,6000054
2004-07-02Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)50,000 lb/yr$10,5000052
2004-09-20Particulate Matter, 10 Micron8,000 lb/yr$5,0000033

Source: MDAQMD ERC Sales Data (printed September 15, 2026). Every row, with its source, is in the transaction download. 2001 · 2014