Calculation of % standards for annual rulemaking

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

Calendar year: 2014

Volume % standards

RFVCB Cellulosic biofuel required volume 33 0.019%

RFVBBD Biomass-based diesel required volume 1.66 1.41%

RFVAB Advanced required volume 2.67 1.51%

RFVRF Total renewable fuel required volume 16.28 9.19%

G Gasoline consumption in 48 contiguous states + Hawaii 136.48

RG Renewables contained in G 13.42

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 0.01

D Diesel consumption in 48 contiguous states + Hawaii 55.67

RD Renewables contained in D 1.55

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 0.03
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 8.273438 25.44 0.820676871

February 28 8.646719 24.08 0.860132714

March 31 8.696665 25.69 0.828717161

April 30 8.955132 26.23 0.874351

May 31 9.022791 27.46 0.885932194

June 30 9.039367 26.90 0.896519333

July 31 9.248671 28.01 0.903435968

August 31 9.311064 27.86 0.898719355

September 30 8.821609 25.95 0.865154333

October 31 9.147895 28.11 0.906697903

November 30 8.921164 26.81 0.893774

December 31 8.940772 27.55 0.888622258

Total mill barrels per day 8.92 0.88

Total mill barrels 3,256 320

Total mill gallons 136,756 13,444

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

Total mill barrels 6.56 0.54

Total mill gallons 276 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 3.52 0.0118 2.20

February 28 3.45 0.0106 1.98

March 31 3.53 0.0157 2.93

April 30 3.72 0.0148 2.77

May 31 3.81 0.0167 3.11

June 30 3.78 0.0161 3.00

July 31 3.75 0.0170 3.17

August 31 3.74 0.0214 4.00

September 30 3.72 0.0199 3.72

October 31 3.98 0.0184 3.43

November 30 3.46 0.0166 3.09

December 31 3.62 0.0190 3.54

Total mill barrels per day 3.68 0.10

Total mill barrels 1,341 37

Total mill gallons 56,341 1,552

Ocean-going vessels

Total mill barrels per day 0.024 Source: Letter from EIA

Total mill barrels 9

Total mill gallons 368
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 36,949 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 2,930 15.30

Ethanol 320 1.14

Total gasoline 3,250 16.44

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

E0 0 0 0.000

E10 136,555 13,656 16.437

E15 0 0 0.000

E85 0 0 0.000

Total 136,555 13,656 16.437

Overall gasoline ethanol content = 10.00%

Factors

Btu/gal million Btu per barrel

Ethanol 84,714 3.558

Gasoline 124,333 5.222