
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. generated more renewable blending credits in September than August, data from the Environmental Protection Agency showed on Thursday.
About 1.23 billion ethanol (D6) blending credits were generated in September, compared with about 1.22 billion in August, the data showed.
Credits generated from biodiesel (D4) blending rose to 660 million in September from 546 million in the prior month, according to the data.
The credits are used by oil refiners and importers to show compliance with EPA-mandated renewable blending quotas for petroleum-based fuels. They are generated with every gallon of biofuel produced.
The following is a table of the credit generation for September by credit type.
Fuel (D) code | RINs | Volume (Gal.) |
D3 | 8,341,002 | 8,341,002 |
D4 | 659,952,553 | 403,414,462 |
D5 | 20,273,206 | 15,572,267 |
D6 | 1,231,779,115 | 1,231,779,115 |