Emissions Banking and Trading Programs
Further information about each program, including related forms and guidance, is provided in the links below.
Programs
Clean Air Interstate Rule Program
This market-based cap-and-trade program is for applicable electric generating units in Texas and other states.
Discrete Emission Credit Program
This program provides a method to generate credit by creating temporary emission reductions throughout the State of Texas.
Emissions Banking and Trading of Allowances Program
This market-based cap-and-trade program implements annual nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide emission caps for grandfathered and electing electric generating facilities in the State of Texas.
Emission Credit Program
This program provides a method to generate credit by creating permanent emission reductions in nonattainment areas throughout the State of Texas.
Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cap and Trade Program
This market-based cap-and-trade program implements an annual HRVOC emission cap for applicable facilities in Harris County.
Mass Emissions Cap and Trade Program
This market-based cap-and-trade program implements an annual nitrogen oxides emission cap for applicable facilities in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria ozone nonattainment area.
Featured Items
EBT Program Presentation 
Contains basic information regarding the six banking programs.
EBT Stakeholder Group
An open-participation group that discusses issues related to the six banking programs.
Credit and Allowance Exchange
Current listing of requests to buy and sell credits and allowances.
