Biomass Sector, Lawmakers Urge EPA To Preserve RFS Electricity Credits

Biomass producers, with support from lawmakers from both parties, are pressing EPA to retain the possibility of earning renewable fuel standard (RFS) credits for biomass electricity used in transportation, arguing that the Trump administration’s aversion to electric vehicles (EVs) should not disadvantage other sectors. EPA in its proposal setting RFS biofuel blending volumes for 2026 and 2027 categorically rules out any future issuance of the credits, known as electric renewable identification numbers (eRINs), regardless of which entities would benefit from...