EIA: Biofuel capacity up in September, feedstock consumption down
Summary
U.S. biofuels operable production capacity increased slightly in September, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 30. Total feedstock consumption was down when compared to both the previous month and September 2021. Total biofuels production capacity reached 21.383 billion gallons in September, up 13 MMgy when compared to the 21.37 billion gallons of capacity reported for the previous month, and up 500 MMgy when compared to the 20.883 billion gallons of capacity reported for September 2021. Ethanol capacity was at 17.165 billion gallons in September, up 13 MMgy when compared to the previous month, but down 243 MMgy when compared to the same month of last year. The EIA withheld the volume of other waste oils, fats and greases that went to biofuel production in September to avoid disclosure of individual company data, but reported that 62 million pounds of these feedstocks were consumed in August, along with 5 million pounds in September of last year.