Can ARB provide “ballpark” estimates of owners implementation costs?
When ARB calculated the statewide costs of implementation and then averaged those costs out over every household in the state, we estimated that the cost would average about $1 per customer per year through 2012. This is an average, and the actual costs may be higher or lower in different communities depending on the age of the vehicles that serve the community. For example, if all the collection vehicles that serve a community already use alternative-fuel engines, then there would be no additional cost as these trucks already comply. On the other hand, if all collection vehicles are old, the owner may need to purchase new engines or vehicles to comply, which will be more expensive. For additional details, see the discussion of costs that starts on Page 3 of this document.
