EIA: US biofuel capacity reaches 21.469 billion gallons in July
Summary
Renewable diesel capacity, however, continued to expand and is poised to surpass operatable biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30. Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity reached 21.469 billion gallons in July, down 111 MMgy when compared to the 21.58 billion gallons of capacity reported for the previous month, but up 616 MMgy when compared to the 20.853 billion gallons of capacity in place as of July 2021. Ethanol capacity fell to 17.291 billion gallons in July, down 127 MMgy when compared to the 17.418 billion gallons of capacity reported for the previous month. Biodiesel capacity fell to 2.089 billion gallons in July, down 126 MMgy when compared to the 2.215 billion gallons of capacity reported for June and down 342 MMgy when compared to the 2.431 billion gallons of capacity in place as of July 2021. Approximately 132 million pounds of canola oil went to biofuel production in July, up from 123 million pounds consumed in both July 2021 and June 2022.