Ethanol accounted for more than three-fourths of the credits generated under Washington State’s Clean Fuel Standard during the first quarter of 2023, according to data released by the Washington Department of Ecology in September.&nbsp;Legislation to implement the state’s CFS was <a href="https://ethanolproducer.com/articles/inslee-signs-bill-to-implement-cfs-in-washington-18255">signed</a> by Gov. Jay Inslee in May 2021. The program aims to limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emission per unit of transportation fuel energy to 20 percent below 2027 levels by 2035.&nbsp;The requirement phases in with up to a 0.5 percent reduction for each year in 2023 and 2024, no more than an additional 1 percent each year beginning in 2025 through 2027, no more than an additional 1.5 percent each year beginning in 2028 through 2031, and no change in 2032 and 2033.Under Washington’s CFS, fuels are assessed to determine their carbon intensity (CI). Fuels with CI scores below the standard generate credits that can be kept or sold to producers of high-carbon fuels. Fuels with a CI score above the standard generate deficits. Producers of those high-CI fuels must purchase enough credits to meet the program’s CI reduction requirement for a particular year.&nbsp;According to first quarter 2023 data summary released by the Washington Department of Ecology, 275,442 credits and 227,768 deficits were generated under the CFS during the three-month period. Ethanol accounted for 176,808, or nearly 78 percent, of the 275,442 credits generated during the first quarter of this year. Renewable diesel accounted for 33,491 credits, while 32,592 credits were generated for biodiesel, and 29,804 credits were generated for electricity. The remaining 2,747 credits were generated for propane and natural gas, which fall below the 2023 CI target.&nbsp;A full copy of the quarterly report is available on the Washington Department of Ecology <a href="https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/2314002.pdf">website</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;

small_WashingtonCFSQ12023.jpg

thumbnail_WashingtonCFSQ12023.jpg

WashingtonCFSQ12023.jpg

Ethanol accounted for more than three-fourths of the credits generated under Washington State’s Clean Fuel Standard during the first quarter of 2023, according to data released by the Washington Department of Ecology in September. 

Ethanol accounts for 78% of Washington CFS credits in Q1 2023

Related Stories

Pillen proclaims May as Renewable Fuels Month

US-UK trade deal expands market access for US ethanol

Bill aims to update, fund USDA’s Section 9003 loan guarantee program

EIA weekly data: Ethanol production down 2%, stocks down 1%, exports down 9%

EIA maintains forecast for 2025, 2026 ethanol production, reduces forecast for exports

Upcoming Events

North American SAF Conference & Expo

Ethanol accounts for 78% of Washington CFS credits in Q1 2023.css-7jxktu{position:absolute;bottom:0px;left:0px;right:0px;height:3px;border-radius:3px;background-color:var(--chakra-colors-brandBlack);}