In Washington, a small but increasing amount of biodiesel in the United States is consumed in the residential, commercial, and electric power sectors, according to new estimates now published in the Energy Information Administration’s State Energy Data System. Previously, it allocated all U.S. biodiesel consumption to the transportation sector, where the vast majority of biodiesel is consumed.
In 2023, the most recent year for which we have estimates, the transportation sector accounted for about 95% of the nearly 46 million barrels of biodiesel consumed in the United States.
Biodiesel can also be blended with heating oil to heat homes and businesses. We estimate that the residential and commercial sectors combined accounted for nearly 5% of U.S. total biodiesel consumption in 2023, up from about 1% a decade earlier. The introduction of biofuel blending mandates for heating oil in some northeastern states is contributing to that growth. Although customers in other states likely blend biodiesel to heat homes and businesses, we only estimate consumption for New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Tags: biodiesel, EIA, Washington
Category: Fuels
