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Oregon forecasts renewable diesel deluge

  • Märkte: Biofuels, Emissions
  • 03.09.26

A renewable diesel deluge in 2026 and 2027 will add to Oregon's reserve of credits needed to comply with road fuel carbon requirements, according to a new state forecast.

An annual outlook to determine the feasibility of Oregon's Clean Fuels Program forecast renewable diesel would make up 29pc of the state's liquid diesel pool in 2026 and nearly a third of it in 2027. The Department of Administrative Services projected that Oregon would generate nearly 300,000 more credits than needed for compliance in 2026, bringing the reserve of credits to more than 1mn for future years. The reserve would grow by another 224,000 credits in 2027, according to the forecast the department published Thursday for comment.

Tougher targets would mean both gasoline and diesel deficits continue to increase despite falling physical consumption. On-road electric vehicle charging credits would also grow based on the number of registered vehicles, by almost 15pc in 2026 and another 17pc in 2027.

Low-carbon fuel standards (LCFS) such as Oregon's attract the delivery of renewable diesel and other lower-carbon alternatives through a state-administered credit market. Regulators each year reduce the allowed carbon intensity of road fuels. Suppliers must offset deficits from higher-carbon fuels with credits generated from the distribution to the market of approved, lower-carbon alternatives.

Renewable diesel cracked 25pc of the state's liquid diesel pool for only the second time in the first quarter of 2026, according to the most recent Department of Environmental Quality data. The fuel made up 32pc of the state's roughly 41,000 b/d of consumption during the quarter.

Oregon has a rulemaking underway to consider ways to use the program to add state-level support to electric vehicle adoption and to pursue a 50pc reduction in carbon intensity by 2040. The program currently calls for a 37pc reduction by 2035.


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