California ERC market report · 2014

Mojave Desert ERC sales, 2014

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

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In 2014 the district's own transaction records list 3 priced ERC sales in Mojave Desert AQMD. NOx: 1 recorded sale at a median of $35,000 per ton; ROG / VOC: 2 recorded sales at a median of $25,320 per ton. Prices are per ton as the district recorded them.

2014 by pollutant

PollutantMedian $/tRangenSource
NOx$35,000$35,000–$35,0001District records
ROG / VOC$25,320$25,320–$25,3202District 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.

The 2014 sales

DatePollutantAmount$/tCertificate
2014-04-15Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)2,880 lb/yr$35,0000078
2014-04-15Volatile Organic Compounds786 lb/yr$25,3200091
2014-04-15Volatile Organic Compounds4 lb/yr$25,3200092

Source: MDAQMD ERC Sales Data (printed September 15, 2026). Every row, with its source, is in the transaction download. 2004 · 2023