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Shore Power for Ocean-going Vessels

This page last reviewed February 4,  2010

Background Information

In December 2007, the Board approved a regulation to reduce emissions from diesel auxiliary engines on container ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated-cargo ships while berthing at a California Port.  The regulation defines a California Port as the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Hueneme. The regulation provides vessel fleet operators visiting these ports two options to reduce at-berth emissions from auxilary engines: 1)  turn off auxiliary engines for most of a vessel's stay in port and connect the vessel to some other source of power, most likely grid-based shore power; or 2)  use alternative control technique(s) that achieve equivalent emission reductions. 

Documents for this Regulation   

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Contact Information

For more information regarding the Shore Power Program, please contact:

Mike Waugh, Manager
Program Assistance Section
(916) 445-6018
mwaugh@arb.ca.gov

Grant Chin
Program Assistance Section
(916) 327-5602
gchin@arb.ca.gov



 
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