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Listed below are administrative account balance adjustments and notice of violations by Air Resources Board (ARB) pursuant to Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation.
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Account Balance Adjustments
Listed below are administrative adjustments to participants’ accounts in the LCFS Reporting Tool and Credit Banking and Transfer System. The adjustments reflect CARB initiated corrections to inaccurately reported data discovered through audits or self-reported to CARB pursuant to Section 95495.
| Date of Adjustment | Company Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2021 | NCP West LLC | Between Q1 2018 and Q2 2018, NCP West LLC reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under a temporary fuel pathway that was not feedstock appropriate. CARB adjusted the CI value for that pathway to accurately reflect the feedstock, then invalidated and removed 487 credits from NCP West LLC's account. |
| November 24, 2021 | Pacific Ethanol Stockton | Between Q1 2016 and Q1 2019, Pacific Ethanol Stockton reported ethanol volumes supplied to California under fuel pathways that deviated from the certified standards reflected in the CI scores. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 4,933 credits from Pacific Ethanol Stockton’s account. |
| October 24, 2021 | Crimson Renewable Energy LP | Between Q2 2016 and Q4 2019, Crimson Renewable Energy LP reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under fuel pathways that were not properly associated with their feedstock. CARB adjusted the CI values for those volumes to accurately reflect the feedstock, then invalidated and removed 2,023 credits from Crimson Renewable Energy LP's account. |
| October 12, 2021 | SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel | In Q4 2018, SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel reported renewable diesel volumes that were already reported as an import by a downstream business partner. CARB adjusted the volume to accurately reflect the import volume, then invalidated and removed 35 credits from SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel's account |
| August 7, 2020 | Clean Energy | Between Q3 2018 and Q3 2019, Clean Energy reported RNG volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that used energy not fully reflected in the CI score. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 50 credits from Clean Energy’s account. |
| August 7, 2020 | Chevron Products Company | Between Q1 2016 and Q3 2019, Chevron Products Company reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that deviated from the certified standards reflected in the CI score. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 9,076 credits from Chevron Products Company’s account. |
| August 7, 2020 | Musket Corporation | Between Q1 2016 and Q3 2019, Musket Corporation reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that deviated from the certified standards reflected in the CI score. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 4,150 credits from Musket Corporation’s account. |
| August 7, 2020 | Valero Marketing and Supply | Between Q1 2016 and Q3 2019, Valero Marketing and Supply reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that deviated from the certified standards reflected in the CI score. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 5,813 credits from Valero Marketing and Supply’s account. |
| August 7, 2020 | Vitol Inc. | Between Q1 2016 and Q3 2019, Vitol Inc. reported renewable diesel volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that deviated from the certified standards reflected in the CI score. CARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 1,142 credits from Vitol Inc.’s account. |
| January 30, 2019 | Athens Services | In Q2 and Q3 2018, Athens Services reported RNG volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that used energy not fully reflected in the CI score. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 439 credits from Athens Services' account. |
| January 30, 2019 | Questar Fueling Company | In Q2 and Q3 2018, Questar Fueling Company reported RNG volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that used energy not fully reflected in the CI score. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 439 credits from Questar Fueling Company's account. |
| January 30, 2019 | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | In Q2 and Q3 2018, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System reported RNG volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that used energy not fully reflected in the CI score. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 880 credits from San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's account. |
| January 30, 2019 | Victor Valley Transit Authority | In Q2 and Q3 2018, Victor Valley Transit Authority reported RNG volumes supplied to California under a fuel pathway that used energy not fully reflected in the CI score. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the production process, then invalidated and removed 154 credits from Victor Valley Transit Authority's account. |
| November 13, 2017 | Clean Energy | Between 2011 and 2017, Clean Energy processed gas into LNG using energy that was not fully reflected in the CI scores for numerous pathways. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the liquefaction process, then invalidated and removed 109,226* credits from Clean Energy's account. |
| November 13, 2017 | Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. | Between 2015 and 2016, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. processed gas into LNG using energy that was not fully reflected in the CI scores for numerous pathways. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the liquefaction process, then invalidated and removed 2,752 credits from Shell Energy's account. |
| November 13, 2017 | Element Markets Renewable Energy, LLC | In 2014 and 2016, Element Markets Renewable Energy, LLC processed gas into LNG using energy that was not fully reflected in the CI scores for numerous pathways. ARB adjusted the CI values for those pathways to accurately reflect the liquefaction process, then invalidated and removed 521 credits from Element Markets's account. |
| September 7, 2017 | CleanWorld | Between 2013 and 2016, CleanWorld reported production of Fuel Pathway Code CNG005, bio-cng from anaerobic digestion. ARB determined that production did not include co-production of compost. 116 credits corresponding to the ineligible co-product factor were removed from CleanWorld's account. |
| May 3, 2017 | Kern Oil and Refining Co. | Between 2013 and 2015, Kern Oil & Refining reported production of Fuel Pathway Code RNWD003, renewable diesel from tallow. ARB determined that production batches made using corn oil – a different feedstock than called for in the pathway – were not eligible to generate credits under any pathway. 15,838 credits corresponding to the ineligible batches were removed from Kern Oil & Refining Co.'s account. |
| February 7, 2017 | Crimson Renewable Energy LP | The fuel volumes reported by Crimson Renewable Energy LP between 2012 and 2016 had not been corrected for temperature. Crimson recalculated to account for temperature, reducing the volumes and the corresponding credits by 4,405. |