The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) exemptions to small refineries in 2016 and 2017. According to the analysis published by Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) November 20, 2018, the EPA granted 19 RFS exemptions retroactively for the 2016 compliance year and an additional 29 in the 2017 compliance year. A detailed impact analysis on ethanol demand and price published by RFA can be found here.
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