Wash. Admin. Code § 173-424-900
Table 1. Washington Carbon Intensity Standards for Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes
Calendar Year | Washington Carbon Intensity Standard (gCO2e per MJ) | Percent Reduction |
2023 | 98.44 | 0.50 percent |
2024 | 97.97 | 1.00 percent |
2025 | 96.95 | 2.00 percent |
2026 | 95.96 | 3.00 percent |
2027 | 94.97 | 4.00 percent |
2028 | 93.49 | 5.50 percent |
2029 | 92.0 | 7.00 percent |
2030 | 90.52 | 8.50 percent |
2031 | 89.04 | 10.00 percent |
2032 | 89.04 | 10.00 percent |
2033 | 89.04 | 10.00 percent |
2034 | 79.14 | 20.00 percent |
2035 | 79.14 | 20.00 percent |
2036 | 79.14 | 20.00 percent |
2027 | 79.14 | 20.00 percent |
2038 | 79.14 | 20.00 percent |
Carbon intensity of gasoline and gasoline substitute for the baseline year (2017) is 98.93 gCO2 per MJ | ||
Table 2. Washington Carbon Intensity Standards for Diesel and Diesel Substitutes
Calendar Year | Washington Carbon Intensity Standard (gCO2e per MJ) | Percent Reduction |
2023 | 99.61 | 0.50 percent |
2024 | 99.11 | 1.00 percent |
2025 | 98.11 | 2.00 percent |
2026 | 97.11 | 3.00 percent |
2027 | 96.11 | 4.00 percent |
2028 | 94.60 | 5.50 percent |
2029 | 93.10 | 7.00 percent |
2030 | 91.60 | 8.50 percent |
2031 | 90.10 | 10.00 percent |
2032 | 90.10 | 10.00 percent |
2033 | 90.10 | 10.00 percent |
2034 | 80.09 | 20.00 percent |
2035 | 80.09 | 20.00 percent |
2036 | 80.09 | 20.00 percent |
2037 | 80.09 | 20.00 percent |
2038 | 80.09 | 20.00 percent |
Carbon intensity of diesel and diesel substitute for the baseline year (2017) is 100.11 gCO2 per MJ | ||
Table 3. Washington Energy Densities and Conversion Factors for Fuels and Blendstocks
Fuel (unit) | MJ/unit |
Gasoline blendstock (gallon) | 122.48 (MJ/gallon) |
Washington gasoline (gallon) | 118.38 (MJ/gallon) |
Fossil diesel fuel (gallon) | 134.48 (MJ/gallon) |
Compressed natural gas (therm)1 | 105.5 (MJ/therm) |
Electricity (kiloWatt hour) | 3.60 (MJ/kiloWatt hour) |
Denatured ethanol (gallon) | 81.51 (MJ/gallon) |
Clear biodiesel (gallon) | 126.13 (MJ/gallon) |
Liquefied natural gas (gallon) | 78.83 (MJ/gallon) |
Hydrogen (kilogram) | 120.00 (MJ/kilogram) |
Liquefied petroleum gas (gallon) | 89.63 (MJ/gallon) |
Renewable hydrocarbon diesel (gallon) | 129.65 (MJ/gallon) |
Undenatured anhydrous ethanol (gallon) | 80.53 (MJ/gallon) |
Alternative Jet Fuel (gallon) | 126.37 (MJ/gallon) |
Renewable naphtha (gallon) | 117.66 (MJ/gallon) |
1 If therms are reported on a LHV basis. For therms reported on an HHV basis, this value must be converted to HHV basis.
Table 4. Washington Energy Economy Ratio Values for Fuels in Vehicles
Light/Medium Duty Applications (Fuels used as gasoline replacements) | Heavy-Duty/Off-Road Applications (Fuels used as diesel replacements) | Aviation Applications (Fuels used as jet fuel replacements) | |||
Fuel/Vehicle Combination | EER Value Relative to Gasoline | Fuel/Vehicle Combination | EER Value Relative to Diesel | Fuel/Vehicle Combination | EER Value Relative to conventional jet |
Gasoline (including E10) or any other gasoline-ethanol blend | 1 | Diesel fuel (including B5) or any other blend of diesel and biodiesel or renewable hydrocarbon diesel | 1 | Alternative Jet Fuel+ | 1 |
CNG Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) | 1 | CNG, LNG, or LPG (Spark-Ignition Engines) | 0.9 | ||
Electricity/Battery Electric Vehicle or Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle | 3.4 | CNG, LNG, or LPG (Compression-Ignition Engines) | 1 | ||
Electricity/On-Road Electric Motorcycle | 4.4 | Electricity/Battery Electric Vehicle or Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle | 5 | ||
Propane/LPG Forklift | 0.9 | Electricity/Battery Electric or Plug-in Hybrid Transit Bus | 5 | ||
Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Vehicle | 2.5 | Electricity/Fixed Guideway Light Rail | 3.3 | ||
Electricity/Fixed Guideway Streetcar/Trolley bus | 2.1 | ||||
Electricity/Fixed Guideway Aerial Tram | 2.6 | ||||
Electricity/Electric Forklift | 3.8 | ||||
Electricity/Electric TRU (eTRU) | 3.4 | ||||
Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Vehicle | 1.9 | ||||
Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Forklift | 2.1 | ||||
Electricity/Cargo Handling Equipment | 2.7 | ||||
Electricity/Ocean Going Vessel | 2.6 | ||||
Electricity/Ground Support Equipment | 3.2 | ||||
Table 5. Washington Land Use Change CI Values for Biofuels CI Determination
Feedstock | LUC Value (gCO2e/MJ) |
Corn Ethanol | 19.80 |
Sorghum Ethanol | 19.40 |
Sugarcane Ethanol | 11.80 |
Soybean Biodiesel or Renewable Diesel | 29.10 |
Canola Biodiesel or Renewable Diesel | 14.50 |
Palm Biodiesel or Renewable Diesel | 71.40 |
Table 6. Washington Carbon Intensity Lookup Fuel Pathway Table
Fuel | Pathway Code | Pathway Description | Carbon Intensity Values (gCO2e/MJ) |
Gasoline | WAGAS001 | Clear gasoline - based on a weighted average of gasoline supplied to Washington. The CI of the gasoline supply was based on average crude oil supplied to the states (WA, UT, and MT) and U.S. average refinery efficiency | 100.46 |
WAGAS002 | Washington gasoline -blended with corn ethanol as supplied to Washington2 | 98.93 | |
Diesel | WAULSD001 | Clear diesel - based on a weighted average of diesel fuel supplied to Washington. The CI of the diesel supply was based on average crude oil supplied to the states (WA, UT, and MT) and U.S. average refinery efficiency | 101.18 |
WAULSD002 | Washington diesel - blended with soy biodiesel as supplied to Washington3 | 100.11 | |
Compressed Natural Gas | WACNG | Average North American natural gas delivered via pipeline; compressed in WA | 77.98 |
Liquefied Natural Gas | WALNG | Average North American natural gas delivered via pipeline; liquefied in WA | 86.76 |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas | WALPG | Fossil Liquefied petroleum gas from crude oil and natural gas4 | 80.79 |
Electricity | WAELEC001 | Washington average grid electricity used as transportation fuel in Washington | 63.51 (subject to annual update) |
WAELEC002 | Renewable electricity, from solar or wind, deemed to have a carbon intensity of zero | 0 | |
Hydrogen | WAHYF | Compressed H2 produced in Washington from central steam methane reformation of North American fossil-based NG | 112.76 |
WAHYB | Compressed H2 produced in WA from central steam methane reformation of biomethane (renewable feedstock) from North American landfills | 92.77 | |
WAHYEG | Compressed H2 produced in WA from electrolysis using WA average grid electricity | 101.57 | |
WAHYER | Compressed H2 produced in WA from electrolysis using zero-CI electricity, from solar- or wind-generated electricity5 | 6.49 |
2 Based on 2017 WA blending level of 10% ethanol derived from EIA data, using standard corn ethanol pathway CI from WA-GREET.
3 Based on 2017 WA blending level of 2.5% biodiesel derived from EIA data, using standard soy biodiesel pathway CI from WA-GREET.
4 Based on CARB estimate of 25% NG and 75% petroleum for PADD5.
5 Assumes WAMX grid electricity is used for compression and dispensing at refueling stations.
Table 7. Washington Substitute Fuel Pathway Codes
Fuel | Fuel Pathway code | CI (gCO2e/MJ) |
Substitute CI for Ethanol. This pathway may only be used to report transactions that are sales or purchases without obligation, exports, loss of inventory, not for transportation use, and exempt fuel use. | ETH0116 | 40 |
Substitute CI for Biodiesel. This pathway may only be used to report transactions that are sales or purchases without obligation, exports, loss of inventory, not for transportation use, and exempt fuel use. | BIOD0116 | 15 |
Substitute CI for Renewable Diesel. This pathway may only be used to report transactions that are sales or purchases without obligation, exports, loss of inventory, not for transportation use, and exempt fuel use. | RNWD0116 | 15 |
Substitute CI for E10 Gasoline. This pathway may only be used to report transactions that are sales or purchases without obligation, exports, loss of inventory, not for transportation use, and exempt fuel use. | WAGAS0116 | 96.43 (subject to annual update) |
Substitute CI for B2.5 Diesel6. This pathway may only be used to report transactions that are sales or purchases without obligation, exports, loss of inventory, not for transportation use, and exempt fuel use. | WAULSD0116 | 99.17 (subject to annual update) |
6 Based on 2017 WA average diesel blending level derived from EIA data.
Table 8. Washington Temporary Fuel Pathway Codes
Fuel | Feedstock | Process Energy | FPC | CI (gCO2e/MJ) |
Ethanol | Corn | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAETH100T | 907 |
Sorghum | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAETH101T | 958 | |
Sugarcane and Molasses | Bagasse and straw only, no grid electricity | WAETH102T | 55 | |
Any other starch or sugar feedstock | Any | WAETH103T | 98.931 | |
Any cellulosic biomass including Corn Stover, Wheat Straw, or Sugarcane Straw | As specified in WA-GREET | WAETH104T | 50 | |
Biodiesel | Any feedstock derived from animal fats, corn oil, or a waste stream | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WABIOD200T | 45 |
Any feedstock derived from plant oils except for Palm-derived oils | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WABIOD201T | 65 | |
Any feedstock | Any | WABIOD202T | 100.112 | |
Renewable Diesel | Any feedstock derived from animal fats, corn oil, or a waste stream | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WARNWD300T | 45 |
Any feedstock derived from plant oils except for Palm-derived oils | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WARNWD301T | 65 | |
Any other feedstock | Any | WARNWD302T | 100.113 | |
Biomethane CNG | Landfill or Digester Gas | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WACNG500T | 70 |
Municipal Wastewater sludge, Food Waste, Green Waste, or Other Organic Waste | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or parasitic load | WACNG501T | 45 | |
Biomethane LNG | Landfill or Digester Gas | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WALNG501T | 85 |
Municipal Wastewater sludge, Food Waste, Green Waste, or Other Organic Waste | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or parasitic load | WALNG502T | 60 | |
Biomethane L-CNG | Landfill or Digester Gas | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WALCNG502T | 90 |
Municipal Wastewater sludge, Food Waste, Green Waste, or Other Organic Waste | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or parasitic load | WALCNG503T | 65 | |
Biomethane CNG, LNG, L-CNG | Dairy and Swine Manure | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or parasitic load | WALCNG504T | -150 |
Hydrogen | Centralized SMR of fossil natural gas or LNG | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAHYG601T | 185 |
Renewable LPG | Fats, Oils, and Grease residues | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WARNWP400T | 45 |
Any feedstock derived from plant oils (excluding palm and palm derivatives) | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WARNWP401T | 65 | |
Alternative Jet Fuel | Any feedstock derived from animal fats, corn oil, or a waste stream | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAAJF701T | 50 |
Any feedstock derived from plant oils (excluding palm oil and palm derivatives, as a sole feedstock or blended with other feedstocks) | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAJF702T | 70 | |
Any other feedstock | Grid electricity, natural gas, and/or renewables | WAAJF703T | 100.11 | |
Any Gasoline Substitute Feedstock-Fuel Combination Not Included Above | Any | Any | WASG800T | 98.934 |
Any Diesel Substitute Feedstock- Fuel Combination not Included Above | Any | Any | WASD801T | 100.115 |
1 2017 baseline carbon intensity for Washington gasoline is 98.85 gCO2e/MJ.
2 2017 baseline carbon intensity for Washington diesel is 100.02 gCO2e/MJ.
3 2017 baseline carbon intensity for Washington diesel is 100.02 gCO2e/MJ.
4 2017 baseline carbon intensity for Washington gasoline is 98.85 gCO2e/MJ.
5 2017 baseline carbon intensity for Washington diesel is 100.02 gCO2e/MJ.
7 Reflects an iLUC value of 19.8. If iLUC value under WA CFS is modified, this may be adjusted accordingly.
8 Reflects an iLUC value of 19.4. If iLUC value under WA CFS is modified, this may be adjusted accordingly.
Table 9. Summary Checklist of Quarterly and Annual Reporting Requirements
Parameters to report | Gasoline & Diesel Fuel | Ethanol, Biomass based diesel, Renewable Diesel, Alternative Jet Fuel, Other alternative fuels | Natural Gas and Propane | Electricity | Hydrogen |
For Quarterly Reporting | |||||
Organization/Company | x | x | x | x | x |
Organization FEIN | x | x | x | x | x |
Fuel Pathway Code | x | x | x | x | x |
Transaction Type | x | x | x | x | x |
*Transaction Date | x | x | x | x | x |
Business Partner (if applicable) | x | x | x | x | x |
Production Company ID and Facility ID | x** | x** | x** | n/a | x** |
Fuel Supplying Equipment ID | n/a | n/a | x | x | x |
Vehicle Identifier (if applicable) | n/a | n/a | n/a | x | n/a |
Physical Transport Mode Code (all) | x | x | x | x | x |
Aggregated Transaction Indicator (T/F) | x | x | x | n/a | x |
Fuel Application/EER | x | x | x | x | x |
Amount of each gasoline and diesel blendstock | x | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Amount of each fuel used as gasoline or diesel replacement | n/a | x | x | x | x |
Amount of each fuel used as a jet fuel replacement | n/a | x | n/a | n/a | n/a |
MCON or other crude oil name designation, volume (in gal), and country (or state) of origin for each crude supplied to the refinery | x | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Credits/deficits generated per quarter (MT) | x | x | x | x | x |
For Annual Compliance Reporting (in addition to the items above) | |||||
***Credits/deficits generated per year (MT) | x | x | x | x | x |
***Credits/deficits carried over from the previous year (MT), if any | x | x | x | x | x |
***Credits acquired from another entity (MT), if any | x | x | x | x | x |
***Credits sold to another entity (MT), if any | x | x | x | x | x |
***Credits pledged for sale into CCM (MT) from another entity, if any | x | x | x | x | x |
***Credits retired within CFP (MT) to meet compliance obligation, if any | x | x | x | x | x |
MCON or other crude oil name designation, volume (in gal), and country (or state) of origin for each crude supplied to the refinery. | x | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
* Same as Title Transfer Date; For Aggregated Transactions enter the last day of the reporting period. ** Does not apply to Gasoline blendstock, Diesel Fuel, Fossil Propane, or Fossil NG. *** Value will be calculated, stored and displayed in the WFRS. | |||||
Table 10. Utility-Specific Carbon Intensity of Electricity1
Fuel Mix Disclosure Claimant ID | Claimant Utility Name | 2020 Carbon Intensity of electricity, gCO2e/MJ |
1 | Alder Mutual Light | 7.06 |
4 | Benton County PUD #1 | 6.43 |
5 | Benton Rural Electric Assn. | 7.07 |
6 | Big Bend Electric Coop | 16.19 |
12 | City of Blaine | 7.07 |
18 | Centralia City Light | 48.63 |
19 | Chelan County PUD #1 | 0.00 |
20 | Cheney Light Department | 16.21 |
21 | Chewelah Electric Department | 7.07 |
22 | Clallam County PUD #1 | 6.97 |
23 | Clark County PUD #1 | 61.14 |
26 | Clearwater Power (WA) | 7.09 |
30 | Columbia Rural Electric Assn. (WA) | 20.01 |
32 | Coulee Dam, Town of | 7.06 |
33 | Cowlitz County PUD #1 | 16.10 |
35 | Douglas County PUD #1 | 41.01 |
38 | Eatonville Electric Department | 7.07 |
39 | Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light | 7.07 |
41 | Ellensburg Electric Division | 7.07 |
44 | Ferry County PUD #1 | 7.07 |
46 | Franklin County PUD #1 | 10.83 |
47 | Grays Harbor County PUD #1 | 7.17 |
48 | Inland Power & Light | 14.19 |
51 | Kittitas County PUD #1 | 7.31 |
52 | Klickitat County PUD #1 | 25.18 |
53 | Kootenai Electric Coop | 0.00 |
54 | Lakeview Light & Power | 7.07 |
56 | Lewis County PUD #1 | 6.59 |
59 | McCleary Light & Power | 7.06 |
63 | Milton Electric Division | 7.07 |
64 | Modern Electric Water Company | 7.07 |
66 | Nespelem Valley Electric Coop | 7.07 |
69 | Northern Lights (WA) | 6.61 |
71 | Ohop Mutual Light | 7.07 |
72 | Okanogan County PUD #1 | 10.63 |
73 | Okanogan County Electric Coop | 0.00 |
75 | Orcas Power & Light Coop | 0.00 |
76 | Pacific County PUD #2 | 14.65 |
81 | Parkland Light & Water | 7.07 |
82 | Grant County PUD #2 | 118.63 |
83 | Pend Oreille County PUD #1 | 11.73 |
84 | Peninsula Light | 6.27 |
85 | Asotin County PUD #1 | 7.03 |
86 | Port Angeles Light Operations | 7.07 |
88 | Wahkiakum County PUD #1 | 7.07 |
89 | Mason County PUD #3 | 6.78 |
90 | Puget Sound Energy | 134.79 |
91 | Richland Energy Services | 18.21 |
92 | Ruston, Town of | 0.53 |
95 | Seattle City Light | 4.45 |
96 | Skamania County PUD #1 | 7.07 |
97 | Snohomish County PUD #1 | 6.22 |
99 | Steilacoom Electric Utility | 7.07 |
101 | Sumas, City of | 7.07 |
102 | Tacoma Power | 4.02 |
103 | Tanner Electric Coop | 7.07 |
106 | Vera Water & Power | 14.57 |
109 | Avista (WA) | 113.08 |
111 | Mason County PUD #1 | 6.60 |
117 | Whatcom County PUD #1 | 7.07 |
118 | Jefferson County PUD #1 | 7.07 |
119 | Port of Seattle | 7.07 |
120 | Yakama Power | 7.07 |
124 | Port Townsend | 0.00 |
130 | Pacific Power (WA) | 178.47 |
143 | Solar City (WA) | 0.00 |
144 | Kalispel Tribal Utility | 7.07 |
157 | Okanogan County Electric Coop | 15.64 |
158 | Orcas Power & Light Coop | 7.07 |
160 | Energy Northwest | 7.06 |
161 | Consolidated Irrigation District #19 | 7.11 |
162 | Fairchild Airforce Base | 7.07 |
1 Updates to this table will be provided annually on the CFS website.
Wash. Admin. Code § 173-424-900