Palmer, Karen L.; Burtraw, Dallas; Bharvirkar, Ranjit; … - 2001
We look at the effects of restructuring on three issues: (a) economic surplus and environmental quality, (b) the cost … the SIP Call region. We find that without the NOx cap, nationwide restructuring leads to higher NOx and carbon emissions … from the electricity sector. Adding either a seasonal or an annual NOx cap-and-trade regime in the eastern United States …