In October, EPA proposed to add supplemental volumes to the 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standards to reallocate 100% of the difference between its April estimate of small refinery exemptions and its August final action. Clean Fuels supports EPA’s proposal to reallocate 100% of the difference and split the supplemental volume between 2026 and 2027 obligations.
oday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced release of the Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions proposed rule. EPA is proposing to add supplemental volumes to the current Renewable Fuel Standards to ensure that the historic standards finalized on April 1 this year are not eroded by the small refinery exemptions granted on August 31.
EPA is proposing and taking comment on two approaches for reallocating 100% of the 770 million RIN difference between estimated and granted 2025 exemptions – split the supplemental volume between 2026 and 2027 obligations or add the full supplemental volume to 2027 obligations.
The credit will expire on December 31 this year unless Congress adopts the extension introduced today.
Industry leaders will gather Feb. 1-4 in Phoenix to explore the programs, markets and innovations shaping the next era of clean fuels
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced decisions on 34 petitions from small refineries exempting 29 from retiring a total of 1.76 billion RINs for 2025 compliance. At the same time, the agency announced its intention to finalize a supplemental rule before the end of October to ensure that the RINs exempted today are restored to 2026 and 2027 RFS volumes.
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EPA appropriately set 2026-27 RFS volumes to drive rural economic development and growth in future production.
Clean Fuels looks forward to future updates that will provide farmers additional feedstock and regenerative agricultural management options.
Today, Clean Fuels delivered a letter to President Donald Trump documenting growing evidence that U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are increasing production and generating huge economic benefits for America’s rural communities and farmers in response to the rule.
Biodiesel, renewable diesel, and SAF producers are grateful that Congress adopted beneficial changes to the 45Z credit last July through the One Big Beautiful Bill. They now have certainty that those changes can be claimed for their current tax year.
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