A new record volume of California #LCFS credits changed hands in October, according to the latest state data.

EPA throwing around RFS hedlines about stuff that isn't regulated under the RFS

Shrinking Oregon renewable diesel use during the third quarter left the state generating fewer new #LCFS credits than deficits for the first time since early 2023. But the narrow Q3 deficit may not stand; regulators will later this year calculate credits generated from residential EV charging. #OCFP

California #LCFS credits available for future compliance grew by a record 4mn t in the third quarter as generation from renewable diesel and biogas surged.

US gasoline demand right down the middle to start the year, according to the EIA.

Oregon CFP transfers set a December record as the program notched its second-highest completed trade volume. More than a fifth of that came from a single, 98,500 t trade that was struck at $73.40/t, according to state data. Credits currently trade around $50/t. #LCFS

California's Air Resources Board has formally submitted its #LCFS amendments to the Office of Administrative Law for review. OAL will scrutinize the rulemaking for compliance up to 18 February; if approved, the rule will be implemented 1 April.

California posted their November transfer volume data while I was off the desk. November is usually a pretty middling month for volume. Last month was the lowest November volume since 2021.

As someone who watched TSA screenings fall to 100,000 more than four years ago, this 3mn pop after Thanksgiving is really wild.

Meanwhile, Washington is about to start a hearing on an upcoming process to propose some technical changes to its low-carbon fuel standard. waecy-wa-gov.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality has a session underway taking public comment on addressing emissions from diesel engines (doesn't seem like there's a Zoom link I can easily share)

Environmental Protection Agency proposes using a general waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard to reduce the 2024 mandate for cellulosic RINs to 0.88 bn, from 1.09 bn. www.epa.gov/system/files...

Oregon CFP transfer volume backed off in November, falling 2pc below volumes moved in the same month of 2023, according to state data.

Washington Clean Fuel Standard transfer volume fell back in November to about 73,000 t, with a reported transfer in the last week of the month at $28/t, according to state data. #LCFS

No #LCFS from me this week just Legit Celebrity First Sightings #kirby

US west coast inventories of the gasoline used in Oregon and Washington seem back under control this season, per the EIA. Gasoline use generates about two thirds of the new LCFS deficits in both markets.

Oregon is going to hold a public hearing in an hour on proposed changes to its Clean Fuels Program. Regulators are looking at updating CI models, requiring third-party EV charging verification and holding potential CCUS credits in reserve. #LCFS deq-oregon-gov.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

California #LCFS transfer volume hit a program record in October, largely on an increase in completed forward trades, according to state data published this week.

So has Bluesky hit sufficient mass to make it worth posting low-carbon fuel news here?