EPA RELEASES 2018 FINAL RFS BLENDING REQUIREMENTS
EPA RELEASES 2018 FINAL RFS BLENDING REQUIREMENTS
November 30, 2017
Today, the EPA finalized its 2018 biofuel volumes for the RFS. The RFS rule maintains the current 15-billion-gallon ethanol mandate for 2018 and reduces the current 311-million-gallon cellulosic biofuel volumetric blending mandate to 288 million gallons for 2018. This mandate covers fuel considered the “next generation” ethanol and maintains the current 2018 biomass-based diesel volumetric blending mandate of 2.1 billion gallons for 2019. This mandate covers biodiesel most often made from soybeans, vegetable fats and animal fats.
After an uprising from Midwestern Senators regarding potential reductions in biofuel quotas for the RFS, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt responded in a letter assuring them that he would no longer consider cutting biofuel quotas in the RFS. Several Senators outside of the Midwest responded with a letter to President Trump insisting that he meet them as well as the Midwestern Senators to work out an agreement to reduce RIN values which are negatively impacting refiners and some small business petroleum marketers who are unable to take advantage of blending at the terminal rack.
Today, the EPA finalized its 2018 biofuel volumes for the RFS. The RFS rule maintains the current 15-billion-gallon ethanol mandate for 2018 and reduces the current 311-million-gallon cellulosic biofuel volumetric blending mandate to 288 million gallons for 2018. This mandate covers fuel considered the “next generation” ethanol and maintains the current 2018 biomass-based diesel volumetric blending mandate of 2.1 billion gallons for 2019. This mandate covers biodiesel most often made from soybeans, vegetable fats and animal fats.
After an uprising from Midwestern Senators regarding potential reductions in biofuel quotas for the RFS, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt responded in a letter assuring them that he would no longer consider cutting biofuel quotas in the RFS. Several Senators outside of the Midwest responded with a letter to President Trump insisting that he meet them as well as the Midwestern Senators to work out an agreement to reduce RIN values which are negatively impacting refiners and some small business petroleum marketers who are unable to take advantage of blending at the terminal rack.
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