Massachusetts mandate stays the course

December 21, 2009

The Massachusetts biodiesel mandate, which has been criticized for allowing only waste-derived biodiesel to qualify, is moving forward despite what the Massachusetts Oilheat Council called in its Nov. 13 newsletter a "spell of relative silence" surrounding the mandate.

On Sept. 30, MOC president Michael Ferrante sent an email to Dwayne Bregger, director of renewable and alternative energy development in the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, asking specifics regarding the mandate, to which Bregger replied, "Do know that we are moving forward with the Early Action Year beginning July 2010. [Once U.S. EPA's final RFS2 rule is out], DOER will be able to qualify all biofuels (regardless of feedstock) that can demonstrate the 50 percent GHG reduction." Early Action Credits will be given beginning in July 2010 for all gallons of qualified biodiesel sold into the Massachusetts market, which may then be applied to the 2011 mandate obligations.

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