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Each RGGI State's environmental regulatory agency uses RGGI COATS to 

determine compliance with state CO Budget Trading Program regulations.

As of January 1, 2009, under each RGGI State's CO Budget Trading Program, 

sources are required to possess CO allowances equal to their CO emissions over 

a three-year control period. A CO allowance represents a limited authorization to 

emit one ton of CO , as issued by a respective State.

The first three-year control period took effect on January 1, 2009 and extended 

through December 31, 2011 for the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, 

and Vermont. The deadline for CO budget sources to provide CO allowances for 

compliance and to certify compliance for the first control period was 11:59 PM ET 

on March 1, 2012.

The second three-year control period took effect on January 1, 2012 and extends 

through December 31, 2014 for the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont. The deadline for CO budget sources to provide CO allowances for 

compliance and to certify compliance for the second control period is March 1, 

2015.

The third three-year control period will take effect on January 1, 2015 and extends 

through December 31, 2017 for the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Starting in the third control period each CO budget source must hold allowances 

equal to 50 percent of their emissions during each Interim Control Period (the first 

two calendar years of each three-year control period). Each CO budget source 

must hold allowances equal to 100 percent of their emissions for the three-year 

control period at the end of the control period.

RGGI COATS provides public reports of compliance data.

To learn more about the First Control Period CO budget source compliance 

process, please see the documents below.

First Control Period Compliance Documents Format Updated

Compliance Frequently Asked Questions PDF 2/27/12

Compliance Fact Sheet PDF 5/25/12

RGGI Compliance Checklist PDF 5/25/12

Summary of Compliance Clarifications PDF 5/25/12

Compliance Summary Report

First Control Period Compliance Webinar Materials 

(October 4, 2011)

Format Updated

Recorded Webinar Presentation MP4 10/6/11

RGGI Compliance Webinar Presentation Slides PDF 5/25/12

Compliance Webinar Announcement PDF 10/1/11

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