# EPA Renewable Fuel Shift May Increase Cost Of Compliance - Oil, Gas & Electricity - United States

> A DLA Piper article explains how RINs function as compliance currency for refiners and importers and how compliance costs are determined. It discusses penalties and the relationship between compliance and RIN prices.

- Date: 2020-02-24 · published 2020-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54470-epa-renewable-fuel-shift-may-increase-cost-of-compliance-oil-gas-and
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

RIN price changes alter the cost of biofuel blending and therefore the economics of biodiesel and soybean oil use. The piece is explanatory and does not report a new price move.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-12-12 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Energy Credits For EV Manufacturers - Renewables - United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15254-epa-proposes-renewable-energy-credits-for-ev-manufacturers-renewables-united.md) | -0.3% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2019-04-05 | [The Unintended Consequences of the Renewable Fuel Standard \| RealClearEnergy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59466-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-renewable-fuel-standard-realclearenergy.md) | -0.8% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2018-03-06 | [Oil, agriculture and the environment deserve an improved Renewable Fuel Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65895-oil-agriculture-and-the-environment-deserve-an-improved-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | -1.4% | +1.0% |
| SBO | 2017-01-26 | [The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Waiver Authority and Modification of Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72875-the-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-waiver-authority-and-modification-of-volumes.md) | -1.6% | -7.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-01 | [Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18888-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market.md) | +1.7% | -5.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-02 | [CBOT soybean oil rises 7.2% as EPA reallocation shifts biofuel outlook \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14992-cbot-soybean-oil-rises-7-2-as-epa-reallocation-shifts-biofuel-outlook-s-and-p.md) | +2.7% | +6.2% |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-26 | [Minister: Govt to intervene in event of steep palm oil, biofuel price hike \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59479-minister-govt-to-intervene-in-event-of-steep-palm-oil-biofuel-price-hike-malay.md) | -1.2% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- mondaq.com: https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/oil-gas-electricity/896938/epa-renewable-fuel-shift-may-increase-cost-of-compliance

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