California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 3 - Air Resources › Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board › Subchapter 10 - Climate Change › Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions › Subarticle 7 - Low Carbon Fuel Standard › Section 95484 - Annual Carbon Intensity Benchmarks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Executive Officer's credit and
						deficit calculations, as described in Sections
						95486 and
						95486.1, will use the appropriate
						annual carbon intensity benchmarks set forth in Tables 1, 2, and 3 of this
						section.
(b)
Benchmarks for
						Gasoline and Fuels used as a Substitute for Gasoline.
Table 1. LCFS Carbon Intensity Benchmarks for
						  2011 to 2030 for Gasoline and Fuels Used as a Substitute for
						  Gasoline.
Year
Average
								  Carbon Intensity
								  (gCO2e/MJ)
Year
Average
								  Carbon Intensity (gCO2e/MJ)
2010
Reporting
								  Only
2011*
95.61
2021
90.74
2012
95.37
2022
89.50
2013**
97.96
2023
88.25
2014
97.96
2024
87.01
2015
97.96
2025
85.77
2016***
96.50
2026
84.52
2017
95.02
2027
83.28
2018
93.55
2028
82.04
2019****
93.23
2029
80.80
2020
91.98
2030 and subsequent
								  years
79.55
* The benchmarks for years 2011 and 2012 reflect
						  reductions from base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (95.85) calculated using
						  the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2006.
** The benchmarks for years 2013 to 2015 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (98.95) calculated
						  using the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2010.
*** The benchmarks for years 2016 to 2018 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (98.47).
**** The benchmarks for years 2019 to 2030 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (99.44).
(c)
Benchmarks for Diesel Fuel and
						Fuels used as a Substitute for Diesel Fuel.
Table 2. LCFS Carbon Intensity Benchmarks for
						  2011 to 2030 for Diesel Fuel and Fuels Used as a Substitute for Diesel
						  Fuel.
Year
Average
								  Carbon Intensity
								  (gCO2e/MJ)
Year
Average
								  Carbon Intensity (gCO2e/MJ)
2010
Reporting
								  Only
2011*
94.47
2021
91.66
2012
94.24
2022
90.41
2013**
97.05
2023
89.15
2014
97.05
2024
87.89
2015
97.05
2025
86.64
2016***
99.97
2026
85.38
2017
98.44
2027
84.13
2018
96.91
2028
82.87
2019****
94.17
2029
81.62
2020
92.92
2030 and subsequent
								  years
80.36
* The benchmarks for years 2011 and 2012 reflect
						  reductions from base year (2010) CI values for ULSD (94.71) calculated using
						  the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2006.
** The benchmarks for years 2013 to 2015 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for ULSD (98.03) calculated
						  using the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2010.
*** The benchmarks for years 2016 to 2018 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for ULSD (102.01).
**** The benchmarks for years 2019 to 2030 reflect
						  reductions from revised base year (2010) CI values for ULSD
						  (100.45).
(d)
Benchmarks for Fuels used as a Substitute for Conventional Jet
						Fuel.
Table 3. LCFS Carbon Intensity Benchmarks for
						  2019 to 2030 for Fuels Used as a Substitute for Conventional Jet
						  Fuel.
Year
Average
								  Carbon Intensity (gCO2e/MJ)
2019*
89.37
2020
89.37
2021
89.37
2022
89.37
2023
89.15
2024
87.89
2025
86.64
2026
85.38
2027
84.13
2028
82.87
2029
81.62
2030 and subsequent years
80.36
* The benchmarks reflect reductions from base year
						  (2010) CI values for conventional jet fuel (89.37).
(e)
Carbon Intensity Benchmarks for
						an Alternative Fuel Other Than a Biomass-Based Diesel Fuel Intended for Use in
						a Vehicle.
(1) The Executive Officer
						will use the benchmarks for gasoline set forth in section
						95484(b) for
						credit and deficit calculations for any alternative fuel, other than
						biomass-based diesel fuel, if the alternative fuel is used or intended to be
						used in any single-fuel light- or medium-duty vehicle.
(2) The Executive Officer will use the
						benchmarks for diesel fuel set forth in section
						95484(c) for
						credit and deficit calculations for any alternative fuel, other than
						biomass-based diesel fuel, that is used or intended to be used in any
						single-fuel application not identified in section
						95484(e)(1).