Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2018, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019
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Rule Summary
On November 30, 2017, EPA finalized volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2018 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel, and biomass-based diesel for 2019. The final volume requirements are listed in the table below.
| Type of fuel | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellulosic biofuel (million gallons) | 288 | n/a |
| Biomass-based diesel (billion gallons) | 2.1b | 2.1 |
| Advanced biofuel (billion gallons) | 4.29 | n/a |
| Renewable fuel (billion gallons) | 19.29 | n/a |
a All values are ethanol-equivalent on an energy content basis, except for BBD which is biodiesel-equivalent.
b The 2018 BBD volume requirement was established in the 2017 final rule (81 FR 89746, December 12, 2016).
Additional Resources
- Final Rule (PDF)(42 pp, 1.10 MB, published December 12, 2017)
- Response to Comments (PDF) (240 pp, 1.52 MB, EPA-420-R-17-007, November 2017)