Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2019, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020
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Rule Summary
On November 30, 2018, EPA finalized volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2019 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel, and biomass-based diesel for 2020. The final volume requirements are listed in the table below.
| Fuel Type | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Cellulosic biofuel (million gallons) | 311 | 288 | 418 | n/a | ||||||||
| Biomass-based diesel (billion gallons) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1b | 2.43 | ||||||||
| Advanced biofuel (billion gallons) | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.92 | n/a | ||||||||
| Renewable fuel (billion gallons) | 19.28 | 19.29 | 19.92 | n/a | ||||||||
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Additional Resources
- Final Rule (PDF) (41 pp, 1.2 MB, published December 11, 2018, About PDF)
- Response to Comments (PDF) (200 pp, 1.82 MB, EPA-420-R-18-019, November 2018)
- Proposed Volume Standards for 2019, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020