EPA: 1.99 billion RINs generated under the RFS in November

December 21, 2023

BY Erin Krueger

More than 1.99 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in November, up from 1.95 billion generated during the same period of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on Dec. 21. Total RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2023 reached 21.55 billion, up from 19.39 billion generated during the same period of 2022.

Nearly 62.95 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in November, including 56.01 million generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG) by domestic producers, 3.43 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 3.17 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, and 339,329 generated for compressed RNG by importers. 

Total D3 RIN generation for the first 11 months of the year reached 636.81 million. That volume includes 557.9 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, 42.3 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, 30.74 generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 4.92 million generated for compressed RNG by importers, and 947,033 generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers. 

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Nearly 680.14 D4 biomass-based diesel RINs were generated in November, including 336.75 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 202.49 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 76.88 million generated or nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 63.81 million generated for biodiesel by importers, and 198,943 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers. 

Total D4 RIN generation for the first 11 months of the year reached 7.12 billion. That volume includes 3.5 billion generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 2.3 billion generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 656.49 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 631.56 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 19.31 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, 15.97 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 656,460 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers. 

More than 11.44 million D5 advanced biofuel RINs were generated in November, including 5.63 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 3.06 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 2.35 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 338,047 generated for LPG by domestic producers, and 70,456 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers. 

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Total D5 RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2023 reached 239.85 million. That volume includes 112.11 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 69.71 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 27.28 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 21.24 million generated for ethanol by importers, 4.36 million generated for LPG by domestic producers, 3.71 million generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, and 1.44 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers. 

Neary 1.24 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in November, including 1.22 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 9.25 million generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers, 1.5 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 1.11 million generated for ethanol by importers, 764,623 generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, and 607,090 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers.

Total D3 RIN generation for the first 11 months of this year reached 13.56 billion. That volume includes 13.4 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 101.13 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 34.72 million generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers, 11.28 million generated for ethanol by importers, 4.15 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 3.22 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 3.08 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, and 941,847 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers.

According to the EPA, 42,559 D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated in November, all for cellulosic heating oil by importers. Total D7 RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2023 reached 208,643, all of which were generated for cellulosic heating oil by importers. 

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