California ERC market report · 2024

Mojave Desert ERC sales, 2024

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

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In 2024 the district's own transaction records list 3 priced ERC sales in Mojave Desert AQMD. ROG / VOC: 2 recorded sales at a median of $222,500 per ton ($45,000–$400,000); SOx: 1 recorded sale at a median of $10,000 per ton. Prices are per ton as the district recorded them.

2024 by pollutant

PollutantMedian $/tRangenSource
ROG / VOC$222,500$45,000–$400,0002District records
SOx$10,000$10,000–$10,0001District records

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 2024 sales

DatePollutantAmount$/tCertificate
2024-04-19Oxides of Sulfur (SOx)2,000 lb/yr$10,0000127
2024-04-19Volatile Organic Compounds2,000 lb/yr$45,0000133
2024-10-23Volatile Organic Compounds18 lb/yr$400,0000130

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