Biofuels Production Incentive
Qualified ethanol and biodiesel producers are eligible for ethanol and biodiesel production incentives in the form of per gallon credits. To be eligible for the incentive, the producer must first apply to the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board (Board) and receive certification as a producer. Credits may be offered to certified producers in Maryland for ethanol or biodiesel produced on or after December 31, 2007. The Board may not pay credits for ethanol or biodiesel produced after December 31, 2017.
Ethanol production credits are as follows: a) $0.20 per gallon of ethanol produced from small grains such as wheat, rye, triticale, oats, and hulled or hull-less barley; and b) $0.05 per gallon of ethanol produced from other agricultural products. The Board may not certify ethanol production credits for more than a total of 15 million gallons per calendar year, of which at least 10 million gallons must be produced from small grains.
Biodiesel production credits are as follows: a) $0.20 per gallon of biodiesel produced from soybean oil (the soybean oil must be produced in a facility or through expanded capacity of a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004), and b) $0.05 per gallon for biodiesel produced from other feedstocks, including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004. The Board may not certify biodiesel production credits for more than a total of five million gallons per calendar year, of which at least two million gallons must be from soybean oil produced in a facility as described above.
