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As LCFS Programs Proliferate, Don’t Get Behind the 8-Ball

February 27, 2023

A quick Google image search of “state LCFS policy maps” results in numerous versions of a U.S. map (and sometimes Europe or Canada) with different states annotated as considering a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). Note: Program names vary, so LCFS is used throughout this article for simplicity. Though British Columbia (2010), California (2011), and...

Policy

Oregon SB 803 Assessment

February 23, 2023

Introduction In late January of 2023, Senate Bill 803 was introduced into the Oregon state Senate.[1] If the bill were to pass, it would require all diesel sold in the Portland metropolitan area (Clackamas, Washington, and Multnomah counties) to meet a carbon intensity of 60 gCO2e/MJ after January 1, 2026, and impose the same requirement in...

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Greening Oregon’s Diesel Pool: Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Supply

February 22, 2023

(Updated on February 24, 2023 with the latest Oregon CFP quarterly data.) Since the start of the Clean Fuels Program (CFP), the share of renewables in Oregon’s diesel pool has grown. As can be seen in the figure below, biodiesel (BD) is the dominant renewable fuel in the diesel pool. Source: Oregon DEQ We don’t...

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California Gasoline Supply to Arizona and Nevada

February 22, 2023

Why do California refineries produce gasoline for California specifications and supply, along with gasoline for the Arizona and Nevada markets? To understand how the California/Arizona/Nevada supply chain works, you first must understand the U.S. PADD distribution system. PADD is an acronym for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. They are geographic aggregations of the 50 states...

Policy

New Mexico Clean Fuel Standard – Take Two!

February 21, 2023

Note: This post was edited on February 12, 2024 to update and elaborate on our calculations/methodology. In the U.S., several programs aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of energy of fuels used in transportation. California, Oregon, and Washington all have low carbon fuel standard (LCF) style programs, one Canadian Province (British Columbia)...

Policy

Refinery Survivability 

February 8, 2023

  With the implementation of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) and the Advanced Clean Truck regulations, California has mandated that all new sales of light-duty vehicles sold in California be 100% zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 and an increasing percentage of new medium-heavy-duty truck sales be ZEV by 2045. How will this...
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