EPA grants exemptions of 1.76 billion biofuel credits to small refineries.

THE United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) On Monday (31), the agency granted exemptions to small refineries from national biofuel blending requirements, covering 1.76 billion renewable fuel credits relating to the 2025 compliance year. The volume was nearly double the amount of credits the agency initially expected to waive. According to the EPAOf the 34 refineries that requested exemption from the obligations foreseen in the renewable fuels standards for 2025, 18 received full exemptions and another 11 obtained 50% exemptions. The agency also denied three requests and considered two others ineligible. In addition to the decisions regarding the refineries, the EPA It announced that it intends to submit, by the end of October, a proposal to reallocate 100% of the difference between the initially projected and actually granted exemptions in 2025 to the renewable volume obligations of 2026 and 2027.

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