Calculation of % standards for annual rulemaking

All volumes in bill gal except for cellulosic which is in mill gal

Calendar year: 2016

Volume % standards

RFVCB Cellulosic biofuel required volume 230 0.128%

RFVBBD Biomass-based diesel required volume 1.90 1.59%

RFVAB Advanced required volume 3.61 2.01%

RFVRF Total renewable fuel required volume 18.11 10.10%

G Gasoline consumption in 48 contiguous states + Hawaii 139.96

RG Renewables contained in G 13.85

GS Gasoline consumption in Alaska or territories, if they have opted in 0

RGS Renewables contained in GS 0

GE Gasoline produced by exempt small refineries and small refiners 0.00

D Diesel consumption in 48 contiguous states + Hawaii 55.26

RD Renewables contained in D 2.05

DS Diesel consumption in Alaska or territories, if they have opted in 0

RDS Renewables contained in DS 0

DE Diesel produced by exempt small refineries and small refiners 0.00
Gasoline projections

50-state gasoline consumption (E0 + E10 + E15 + E85) 50-state ethanol consumption (denatured ethanol)

Table 4a of the STEO, "Motor Gasoline" consumption Table 4a of the STEO, "Fuel Ethanol blended into Motor Gasoline" consumption

Version of STEO:Oct, 2015 Version of STEO:Oct, 2015

Days per month Mill barrels per day Mill barrels Mill barrels per day

January 31 8.753718 26.88 0.8671835

February 29 8.797193 25.13 0.8666186

March 31 9.048164 27.53 0.8882186

April 30 9.13838 26.95 0.8982374

May 31 9.241245 28.21 0.9099909

June 30 9.343191 27.77 0.9255192

July 31 9.389397 28.98 0.9347705

August 31 9.460466 29.15 0.9402616

September 30 9.081004 27.02 0.9005828

October 31 9.2383 28.24 0.9108163

November 30 8.946055 26.60 0.8866416

December 31 9.017548 27.78 0.8960058

Total mill barrels per day 9.12 0.90

Total mill barrels 3,339 330

Total mill gallons 140,238 13,869

Alaska gasoline consumption (E0 + E10 + E15 + E85) Alaska ethanol consumption (denatured ethanol)

Total mill barrels 6.73 0.55

Total mill gallons 283 23
Diesel projections

50-state diesel consumption (diesel + biodiesel) 50-state biodiesel consumption

Source: http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/query/ Table 8 of STEO

Date of query: 10/6/2015 Version of STEO:Oct, 2015

Days per month Mill barrels per day Quadrillion Btu Mill barrels

January 31 3.49 0.0187 3.48

February 29 3.53 0.0189 3.53

March 31 3.69 0.0212 3.96

April 30 3.81 0.0203 3.79

May 31 3.88 0.0207 3.87

June 30 3.91 0.0218 4.07

July 31 3.81 0.0224 4.18

August 31 3.87 0.0232 4.33

September 30 3.84 0.0234 4.36

October 31 3.95 0.0236 4.40

November 30 3.66 0.0237 4.43

December 31 3.57 0.0233 4.35

Total mill barrels per day 3.75 0.13

Total mill barrels 1,373 49

Total mill gallons 57,667 2,047

Ocean-going vessels

Total mill barrels per day 0.136 Source: Letter from EIA

Total mill barrels 50

Total mill gallons 2,091
Consumption of gasoline and diesel in Alaska

Source: http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.cfm?sid=US#Consumption

State Energy Data System (SEDS): 1960-2013 (Complete)

Consumption / Full Reports & Data Files / All Consumption Estimates / in Physical Units / CSV

Release date: 7/24/2015

Year that the data represents: 2013

Date of query: 8/14/2015

Thousand barrels

Distillate fuel oil 

consumed by the 

transportation sector Biodiesel

Motor gasoline 

total consumption

Fuel ethanol, 

including 

denaturant, total 

consumption

MSN code (mneumonic series name) DFACP MGTCP ENTCP

Alaska ("AK") 5,550 0 6,505 528

50 states ("US") 1,023,488 48,740 3,227,689 314,658

Fraction of nationwide gasoline which is consumed in Alaska 0.002015

Fraction of nationwide denatured ethanol which is consumed in Alaska 0.001678

Fraction of nationwide diesel which is consumed in Alaska 0.005423

Fraction of nationwide biodiesel which is consumed in Alaska 0.000000
Total gasoline energy consumption nationwide minus Alaska

Million barrels Quadrillion Btu

Raw gasoline 3,003 15.68

Ethanol 330 1.17

Total gasoline 3,332 16.85

Volume (mill gal)Ethanol volume (mill gal) Energy (Quad Btu)

E0 0 0 0.000

E10 140,004 14,000 16.852

E15 0 0 0.000

E85 0 0 0.000

Total 140,004 14,000 16.852

Overall gasoline ethanol content = 10.00%

Factors

Btu/gal million Btu per barrel

Ethanol 84,714 3.558

Gasoline 124,333 5.222