Calculation of % standards for annual rulemaking

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

Calendar year: 2015

Volume % standards

RFVCB Cellulosic biofuel required volume 123 0.069%

RFVBBD Biomass-based diesel required volume 1.77 1.49%

RFVAB Advanced required volume 2.88 1.62%

RFVRF Total renewable fuel required volume 16.93 9.52%

G Gasoline consumption in 48 contiguous states + Hawaii 139.38

RG Renewables contained in G 13.81

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 54.05

RD Renewables contained in D 1.76

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 8.717851 26.32 0.849054452

February 28 8.650414 24.36 0.870000571

March 31 9.055091 27.61 0.890683419

April 30 9.139101 26.46 0.881974

May 31 9.250578 28.80 0.929062129

June 30 9.390531 28.35 0.944912333

July 31 9.438051 28.89 0.931910258

August 31 9.435741936 28.69 0.925632961

September 30 9.0674874 27.49 0.916493585

October 31 9.212605 28.00 0.9032604

November 30 8.932964 26.51 0.8835718

December 31 8.99432 27.77 0.8957462

Total mill barrels per day 9.11 0.90

Total mill barrels 3,325 329

Total mill gallons 139,665 13,829

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

Total mill barrels 6.70 0.55

Total mill gallons 281 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 3.55 0.0083 1.56

February 28 3.71 0.0125 2.34

March 31 3.57 0.0135 2.51

April 30 3.73 0.0161 3.00

May 31 3.63 0.0192 3.58

June 30 3.74 0.0225 4.19

July 31 3.76 0.0212 3.95

August 31 3.67 0.0223 4.17

September 30 3.71 0.0194 3.63

October 31 3.89 0.0236 4.40

November 30 3.58 0.0235 4.39

December 31 3.57 0.0230 4.30

Total mill barrels per day 3.68 0.12

Total mill barrels 1,342 42

Total mill gallons 56,344 1,764

Ocean-going vessels

Total mill barrels per day 0.13 Source: Letter from EIA

Total mill barrels 47

Total mill gallons 1,993
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 42,007 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 2,990 15.61

Ethanol 329 1.17

Total gasoline 3,319 16.78

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

E0 0 0 0.000

E10 139,427 13,943 16.783

E15 0 0 0.000

E85 0 0 0.000

Total 139,427 13,943 16.783

Overall gasoline ethanol content = 10.00%

Factors

Btu/gal million Btu per barrel

Ethanol 84,714 3.558

Gasoline 124,333 5.222