The EPA released their proposed draft rule for 2020, 2021 and 2022 blending requirements. EPA’s proposed 2020 volumes are at 17.1 billion gallons. This includes 4.63 billion gallons of advanced biofuels and leaves more than 12 billion gallons for conventional biofuels, like ethanol. The EPA increased 2021 volumes at 18.5 billion gallons, with 5.2 billion gallons of advanced biofuels and more than 13 billion gallons of conventional biofuels. The 2022 volumes boost the total, advanced and conventional targets with more than 20.7 billion gallons total. There’s 5.7 billion gallons of advanced biofuels required to blend into the fuel supply for 2022. The EPA will also deny 65 pending Small Refinery Exemption applications. In a statement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said this package will allow the agency to get the RFS program back in growth mode. This announcement is getting mixed feedback from the biofuels industry.
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