Final Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022
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Rule Summary
On June 3, 2022, EPA finalized a package of actions setting biofuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for years 2020, 2021, and 2022, and introducing regulatory changes intended to enhance the program’s objectives.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellulosic Biofuel | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.63 |
| Biomass-Based Diesel | 2.43** | 2.43** | 2.76 |
| Advanced Biofuel | 4.63 | 5.05 | 5.63 |
| Total Renewable Fuel | 17.13 | 18.84 | 20.63 |
| Supplemental Standard | n/a | n/a | 0.25 |
*All values are ethanol-equivalent on an energy consult basis, except for biomass-based diesel (BBD), which is biodiesel-equivalent.
**The 2020 and 2021 BBD volumes were established in previous RFS annual rulemakings.
EPA also established a 250-million-gallon “supplemental obligation” to the volumes finalized for 2022 and stated its intent to add another 250 million gallons in 2023, to address the remand of the 2014-2016 annual rule by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in Americans for Clean Energy v. EPA.
To promote efficiency and opportunity in producing biofuels, this action also establishes a regulatory framework that allows biointermediates to be included in the RFS program, while ensuring environmental and programmatic safeguards are in place.
Additional Resources
- Final 2020-2022 Volume Standards (pdf) (published July 1, 2022)
- Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) (pdf) (June 2022, EPA-420-R-22-008)
- Response to Comments Document (pdf) (June 2022, EPA-420-R-22-009)
- Proposed Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022