RGGI Market: Affordability announcement accelerates RGAs’ reversal from all-time peaks before prices pick back up into new week

Published 23:28 on May 11, 2026 / Last updated at 23:28 on May 11, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures plunged 20% last week as the market reversed course from peaks above $50 and plummeted late in the period after market administrator RGGI Inc. issued a statement asserting the programme's commitment to affordability, before prices bounced back up Monday closer to the $40 level.
RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures plunged 20% last week as the market reversed course from peaks above $50 and plummeted late in the period after market administrator RGGI Inc. issued a statement asserting the programme's commitment to affordability, before prices bounced back up Monday closer to the $40 level.


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