The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a new round of Small Refinery Exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard, exempting refiners from some renewable fuel blending obligations for 2025. While the action removes nearly 1.8 billion renewable fuel credits from the marketplace, EPA says it plans to restore that volume through future Renewable Volume Obligations. Kurt Kovarik with Clean Fuels Alliance America said the renewable fuels industry pushed hard to ensure farmers and biodiesel producers weren’t left behind.
Kovarik said preserving those renewable fuel volumes matters not only for producers, but also for consumers filling up their tanks.
While he is critical of the exemptions themselves, Kovarik said the administration’s willingness to replace the exempted volumes ultimately helps address industry concerns.
The EPA plans to propose reallocating the exempted volumes into future blending requirements before the end of October.
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