Ontario will require mandatory monitoring and reporting by electricity generators of pollutants of concern. This will help consumers in choosing green energy sources. The information will also assist in development of programs targeted at reducing a range of pollutants. Emissions credit trading could significantly increase OPG's emissions relative to its current emission levels. Since consultation is still underway, assumptions about the credit creation rules are premature.
Decisions have yet to be made on specific implementation details.
This assumption also ignores how electricity markets have functioned in the past, and how the competitive market will function in the future. They can afford to buy credits for short periods only. The added cost of credits associated with increased use of coal makes conservation and cleaner energy sources more economically viable. NO x emissions rates have decreased by over 30 per cent because of investments in low NO x burners and SO 2 scrubbers and other technologies.