If we have a new legislation that significantly reduces emissions of SO2 , NOx and mercury , we can eliminate many of the individual programs that apply to the power generation sector and replace them with a system that will reduce the administrative burden on industry and governments , use market-based incentives to keep compliance costs low , and provide the industry with more certainty about its future regulatory obligations .
If the emissions were reduced then there would not be a need for as many programs , which in turn could use the funding towards ways to keep costs down .