In 2026 the district's own transaction records list 8 priced ERC sales in San Joaquin Valley APCD. NOx: 3 recorded sales at a median of $9,500 per ton ($9,000–$20,000); ROG / VOC: 1 recorded sale at a median of $4,200 per ton; PM10: 4 recorded sales at a median of $10,000 per ton ($10,000–$21,829). Prices are per ton as the district recorded them.
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.
ROG / VOC in San Joaquin Valley, every recorded year
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 San Joaquin Valley, every recorded year
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 2026 sales
Date
Pollutant
Amount
$/t
Certificate
2026
NOx
1,000 lb/yr
$20,000
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2026
NOx
12,261 lb/yr
$9,500
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2026
NOx
84,000 lb/yr
$9,000
—
2026
PM10
984 lb/yr
$21,829
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2026
PM10
6,909 lb/yr
$10,000
—
2026
PM10
6,910 lb/yr
$10,000
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2026
PM10
6,910 lb/yr
$10,000
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2026
VOC
42,000 lb/yr
$4,200
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Source: SJVAPCD Cost of Emission Reduction Credit Transactions for 2026 (report run October 2, 2026). Every row, with its source, is in the transaction download. 2025