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2026 Annual State Energy Regulatory Round-Up

By Rhonda Gerson, Oil & Energy Magazine
January-February 2026
state laws and regulations on energy choice, Clean
Oil & Energy’s yearly look at enacted and pending state laws and regulations on energy choice, Clean Heat Standards, biofuels, electrification, emissions, and the broader energy sector.

The Annual State Energy Regulatory Round-Up has, in the past, been a growing compendium of anti-liquid fuel, anti-energy choice policies in states across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. This year, however, there has been a shift. Instead of increasingly dystopian regulations created to put home heating fuels retailers out of business, several states have reversed themselves, or at least hit pause on the most onerous policies.

Lawmakers are realizing that increased costs, lack of electric grid infrastructure, and homeowner sentiment have combined to make “electrify everything” strategies a non-starter. The grid on the following pages is as complete and current as possible, but, as always, readers are urged to refer to their state and regional associations for the most accurate local legislative updates.

The New England Heat Pump Accelerator, launched in November 2025, will provide $450 million to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island to promote the adoption of cold-climate air-source heat pumps. Rather than seeing this as an industry challenge, the association leaders with whom we spoke saw this as another way for their members, who are already installing heat pumps, to serve their customers.

National Overview

Jim Collura, NEFI President and CEO, provided Oil & Energy with the following statement on the legislative outlook for the liquid fuels industry:

“If there is a single word that defines energy policy in 2026, it is affordability. The midterm elections are fast approaching, and policymakers at every level are hearing from voters that they care more about the cost of living than the climate. That sentiment, more than any other, will shape ballots this November.

“Recent polling suggests more than a third of Americans have anxiety over the cost of their electricity bills. Utilities sought or secured rate increases exceeding $34 billion in the first three quarters of 2025 alone – twice that of the previous year. Some 80 million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills. Housing advocates and home builders alike warn that forced electrification will add tens of thousands of dollars to home prices. It’s no surprise that affordability now tops voters’ list of priorities.

“These cost pressures are colliding with an unprecedented surge in electricity demand. Data center consumption, driven largely by the exponential growth in artificial intelligence, is expected to as much as triple by 2030. Add tariff-driven demand for U.S. manufacturing and reshoring of heavy industry, and grid operators face a generational challenge as decades of flat electricity demand has now come to an end.

“Against this backdrop, conversations around electrification are rapidly changing. Policymakers who once championed aggressive timelines are reassessing. Congress has repealed most electrification subsidies and withdrawn state emissions waivers that would have forced EVs on consumers and electric trucks on our businesses. New York has halted its electric building mandate and Massachusetts and Vermont have paused their clean heat standards.

“These challenges, along with the cold winter we are now experiencing, provide an opportunity to remind policymakers that now more than ever, we are the solution. Delivered heating fuels are essential for shaving peak demand during periods of extreme cold, when utility prices are high and grid reliability is most at risk. Cleaner fuels, more efficient furnaces and boilers, and weatherization are prescriptions for the affordability crisis, not forced electrification.

“The politics have shifted, and our industry is ready to meet the moment. Let’s keep moving forward, together.”

Connecticut

According to Chris Herb, President of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, CEMA again defended marketers by defeating a number of bills in the 2025 legislative session that would have been harmful to them. These included: 

  • SJ 36 would have allowed citizens or environmental organizations to sue the state and CEMA members for failing to protect Connecticut citizens’ constitutional right to clean air
  • HB 6280 would have retroactively required oil companies to pay $13 billion for their CO2 emissions over the last several decades
  • HB 7119 would have allowed individual municipalities to adopt “stretch” codes that would have banned the installation of heating oil, propane, and natural gas equipment
  • HB 7174 would have required insurance companies that insure oil and natural gas companies to pay an additional 5 percent fee on their property and casualty insurance premiums to fund EVs and heat pump conversions
  • HB 6780 would have created a public database containing information on the type of heating system and fuel used by every home and business, as well as the amount of fuel each of those buildings consumes
  • HB 6925 would have allowed the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to create a new home energy label that departs from established federal standards
  • HB 6926 would have diverted $30 million in energy assistance funding to an unrelated program
  • HB 5744 would have prohibited a company from charging a customer’s credit or debit card to pay for fuel deliveries or service that was provided to them. 

CEMA also helped to pass laws favorable to the industry, notably HB 6786, that originally allowed for an unconditional apprenticeship 1:1 ratio. The final language that passed out of the General Law Committee, however, permits contractors to submit a waiver to the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) that provides proof of the need to hire additional apprentices. We also helped establish new regulations, notably the updated Transfer Act and UST regulations.

As for the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Program, Herb “doesn’t find the numbers impressive, once you dig into them.” He notes that the $270 million that is set aside for installation incentives works out to approximately 450,000 homes receiving $600 incentives. Given there are some 7 million homes in New England, that amounts only to 6.4 percent of homes being converted. “Furthermore, a $600 conversion incentive is actually the same as the rebates CEMA offers to homeowners to upgrade their existing fuel oil heating systems to newer more efficient ones. Clearly, our industry will not be disadvantaged by these incentives, especially since a $600 heat pump incentive reflects only 4 percent of the typical $15,000 install cost of a heat pump. We don’t see that as a particularly effective incentive. Moreover, incentives last only through 2029, and as we know from expiring EV incentives, once the incentives expire, demand drops off precipitously.”

Maine

The big news in Maine was the passage of the Energy Choice Act, which was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on July 1. “Energy choice is something we’ve worked on for about four years – we had it introduced 3 years earlier, and by rights it should have passed then, but the Governor’s office got involved at the last minute, after the energy committee passed it unanimously, and they had the vote reversed to 7-6 against,” explains Charlie Summers, President and CEO of the Maine Energy Marketers Association (MEMA).

Summers takes great pride in his association’s efforts to get the bill passed, working with Republican Senator Matt Harrington and Democratic Senator Joseph Balducci, talking with legislators on both sides of the aisle who “understand the importance of liquid fuels for Maine,” he says.

“You have to realize, seven out of ten properties in Maine use heating oil or propane. Our members, some 300 businesses, provide a great part of the economic strength of the state. This was an opportunity to educate members of the legislature about our industry, and what it means to the state, and also allow our members to interact one-on-one with their representatives.”

When the bill passed out of the legislature in the summer, Summers was confident that Mills would uphold her 2024 commitment to MEMA’s Energy Choice Pledge and sign the bill.

Summers is relatively unconcerned about the New England Heat Pump Accelerator. “With the Heat Pump Accelerator,  my members are simply responding to what their customers are asking for. Most of our members provide heat pumps – in fact, in our school, MTEC – the heat pump classes are some of the most popular we offer. We want Mainers to choose how to heat their homes or businesses. Whether it is with liquid fuels or heat pumps, that’s up to the consumer.”

Summers concluded our conversation, saying, “On the political front – what has come out of the last election cycle and our Energy Choice Pledge, and passage of the state’s Energy Choice Bill – underscores, in bold lettering, the desire of Mainers wanting to choose how they heat their homes and businesses. It’s that simple. Legislators on both sides of the aisle paid attention to the polling MEMA did the last several cycles, showing Energy Choice to be a 90/10 issue. Mainers of all stripes want to have choice. We worked hard to make sure legislators were aware of these results, every term. The legislators took a good look at these numbers and realized they should heed the desires of those they represent.”

Massachusetts

According to Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association President Michael Ferraante, the most important news from Massachusetts is that the implementation of Clean Heat Standard regulation has been postponed to 2028. “It became apparent to us back in the summer of 2025 that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey was reluctant to release a draft Clean Heat Standard regulation because of months of negative media coverage on high utility rates, the $4.5 billion electric heat pump-focused Mass Save program, and the fact that she is up for re-election in November of 2026,” he said.

The delay became reality in December 2025 when the Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection (MassDEP) notified MEMA and other stakeholders that the Clean Heat Standard will be delayed until sometime in 2028.

But Ferrante stressed that MassDEP is already collecting fuel volumes and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions data on a quarterly basis from heating oil and propane retailers, and monthly fuel volumes from wholesale suppliers of both fuels. That regulation, 310 CMR 7.71: Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, was promulgated in January of 2025, and is a clear indication that a Clean Heat Standard will eventually emerge in Massachusetts.

On other matters relating to climate change and energy, both Governor Healey and Representative Mark Cusack have filed sweeping energy bills that will be addressed by the state legislature at some point in 2026. Both bills seek to lower utility rates for consumers and the elimination of the state’s Alternative Portfolio Standard (APS) program that provides retail heating oil dealers financial credits for delivering “eligible biofuel.” If a Clean Heat Standard emerges in 2028, the APS needs to be abolished so that retailers cannot receive duplicate credits from two separate programs that consider biofuels clean technology.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is one of the few states in the region that does not have a clean heat standard or biofuel blending mandate. “The most high profile bill we’re looking at – and we’ve seen it before – would allow a consumer to cancel a pre-buy contract mid-season,” says Energy Marketers Association of New Hampshire Executive Director Joe Sculley. “We oppose that. In New Hampshire, the dealers have to get supply contracts in place before the season to prove to the state that they can meet all their pre-buy contracts. If consumers can cancel the pre-buy, the dealer is being forced to buy fuel which they may not have a customer for, and that means they’ll be losing money. This bill would also force the prorated refund of any ancillary fees for the pre-buy contract, such as management or tank rental fees. Naturally, we’re opposed to the whole bill.”

“Regarding the Heat Pump Accelerator Program, we are engaged with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and we have also spoken with the grant administrator for the program. Of course, heat pumps are often a competitor of home heating fuels, but our members do install and service them. So, we are looking at it from a consumer protection angle – if this is going to happen, and it is because the money has been committed from the Inflation Reduction Act – we want to make it happen in the best way for our members and their customers,” Sculley added.

New York

In New York, the Empire State Energy Association (ESEA) and New York State Energy Coalition (NYSEC) – represent fuel marketers across New York and often work together to address statewide legislation. ESEA represents all of Upstate New York, including the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. NYSEC represents the fuel industry in New York City’s five boroughs and Long Island. Both associations represent companies in Westchester.

2025 may be remembered as the year New York State got realistic about its energy policies. 

In January, Governor Kathy Hochul decided not to advance the Cap & Invest program, asking the Department of Energy Conservation (DEC) and NYSERDA to further study the costs and anticipated emissions reductions from such a program. To that end, the DEC issued GHG Emission Reporting rulemaking as the next step in assessing what emissions are occurring in the state. These results will determine how a Cap & Invest Program might be structured with minimum impact on consumers. NYSEC and ESEA filed comments requesting that the proposed program recognize the GHG gas reduction attributes of biofuels; to move the reporting requirements for liquid fuel suppliers to the highest link of the distribution chain; and that in defining large emissions sources for verification purposes, the hundred-thousand-gallon floor also be raised to not impact small entities. These requests were not accepted.

In addition, a Clean Fuel Standard Study (CFS) for the transportation sector, which was recommended in the CLCPA Scoping Plan, has also been delayed. According to NYSEC CEO Rocco Lacertosa, “NYSEC and Shenker, Russo & Clark LLP (our contract lobbying firm) have had meetings with NYSERDA and DEC policy staff to make the point that if affordable energy is the key, along with trying to meet the state’s climate goals, a Clean Fuels Standard for both transportation and thermal heat sectors would lower carbon emissions and have the capability to make energy more affordable for consumers.”

In May, the state’s Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit, which had expired as of January 1, 2026, was extended for three years. The credit is equal to one cent for each percent of biodiesel per gallon of fuel blended to B6 or greater, but may not exceed 20 cents per gallon. As the state also has a minimum B10 mandate for heating fuels, every heating oil customer in the state would be eligible for a credit of at least ten cents per gallon through December 31, 2028.

Adding to New York’s new common sense energy decisions: the State Energy Planning Board issued its Draft State Energy Plan (DSEP), in which NYSERDA is quoted as saying fossil fuels will be necessary for a longer period of time than previously anticipated. ESEA’s annual “NYS Legislative and Regulatory Matters for 2026”  noted that “the DSEP was different from the Climate Action Council’s Final Scoping Document. The Draft pursues a more realistic approach for the state’s energy future and acknowledges that New York is behind in its attempts to meet the Climate Act’s aggressive targets.”

The state has agreed to suspend implementation of its ban on fossil fuel equipment and systems in new construction of buildings seven stories in height or less, until the Second Circuit Court has rendered its decision. The ban would have gone into effect as of January 1, 2026. According to Kris Delair, ESEA Executive Director, “The delay is expected to last at least a year and reflects a pragmatic approach to balancing climate targets with affordability and grid reliability concerns.”

Pennsylvania

In 2025, Pennsylvania officially withdrew from the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and its legislature began consideration of a Clean Fuel Standard.

The withdrawal from the RGGI came as part of budget negotiations, ending years of political and legal battles. Pennsylvania’s participation in RGGI was originally initiated through a regulatory process by former Governor Tom Wolf by executive order in 2019, making it the only state not to have joined via legislation. Wolf’s order was immediately subject to several lawsuits arguing the authority of the Governor to enter into an agreement that would impose taxes without the legislature’s agreement. An injunction was placed on the collection of RGGI taxes, and the case was still under review by the State Supreme Court when Governor Josh Shapiro rescinded the original executive order in November 2025.

In December, a Clean Fuel Standard was introduced to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The bill, HB 2063, would require all fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of their fuels by 15 percent over 10 years based on a 2005 baseline. A credit-trading system would be established to incentivize the production and use of renewable diesel, biodiesel, and other low-carbon, “drop-in” fuels, to reduce emissions without requiring vehicles and heating systems to be replaced or converted to electric. 

As the state has a two-year session, the bill will carry over into the 2026 term. Ted Harris, Executive Vice President of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association, believes that the bill has a chance of moving through the Democratic controlled House but anticipates a slower trajectory if it were to reach the Republican controlled Senate. “We have a significant election at the state level in November. The entire House and half the Senate will be up for reelection. If the bill doesn’t move through the legislature in 2026, it will need to be reintroduced, and if there’s a significant change in the state’s political structure, that will determine the long-term fate of the bill. 

Notably, the Clean Fuel Standard would be the first in the nation to cover heating fuels as well as transportation fuels. At the same time, Pennsylvania does not have a biofuels mandate for heating oils. “With Pennsylvania having an on-road mandate for biodiesel, there’s a significant amount of biodiesel infrastructure in the state, and more and more companies have become more comfortable with biofuels,” Harris said. “Biofuel blending in heating oil has become more accepted than it was five years ago, a decade ago. Our members, the deliverable liquid fuels industry in Pennsylvania, view biofuels as a viable pathway for us to help reduce carbon emissions. A lot of future movement will be determined based on the policies in place; if there are legislative policies beyond voluntary use of biofuels.”

“What do we anticipate going into 2026? As I said, it’s a significant election year, with half of our state Senate and all 203 seats in the state House of Representatives up for election in November. Pennsylvania is a massive energy state: we’re the second largest natural gas producer in the country, third largest coal. As we go into 2026, I anticipate that energy reliability, affordability, and jobs will be top-of-mind for policy makers and voters,” Harris said. “As for our members, the delivered liquid fuel industry, we’re in a very strong position to continue to be a part of a viable energy mix within the Commonwealth. More legislators understand, both politically and practically, that an all of the above approach is a necessity for energy policy. Our members, delivering heating oil and propane, represent the home heating choice for one-in-five homes in the state.” 

“Liquid fuels are crucial for our state economy. Over one million Pennsylvania homeowners rely on deliverable heating fuels their primary energy source in the winter months. Over 98 percent of the vehicles in Pennsylvania use gasoline and diesel. Diesel fuel is the backbone of infrastructure development and back up power generation. Our fuels are a crucial part of what Pennsylvanians use to heat their homes, fuel their vehicles, and power our economy. I am very optimistic that our industry has a strong position to continue to be part of a greater energy mix,” he concluded.

Vermont

The Clean Heat Standard that had loomed over Vermont fuel companies – and all energy users in the state – disappeared from all but the paper on which it was written. Thanks to the advocacy of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association (VFDA), the 2023 Clean Heat Standard included an 18-month “check back period” before it could be enacted into law. “It was not adopted by the Legislature in 2025. They didn’t repeal it. They didn’t adopt it, and it could still be enacted at a later date, but there’s no schedule for it,” explains Matt Cota, Director of Government Affairs at VFDA.

According to Cota, the Clean Heat Standard was developed to reduce the sale of heating oil, kerosene, propane, and natural gas, and increase heating from wood and electricity. In simplest terms, it would have assessed a fee on fuel dealers and used those funds to get consumers to install heat pumps or use renewable fuels, including biofuels. However, the 18-month review determined the cost of the project would rise to approximately $1 billion over ten years, or an additional 65-cent surcharge on every gallon of fuel. 

“At that point it became untenable for even the most ardent supporters to vote for it,” Cota said. “As a result, we have no program, because the costs are real, and the political repercussions  of raising heating costs 65 cents per gallon were not palatable even in a state like Vermont.”

Cota notes that the leading source of emissions in the state is transportation, followed by heating and electric generation. The original Climate Action Plan, which included the Clean Heat Standard, also included a proposal to model California’s mandates for the sale of electric vehicles and electric heavy duty trucks. In 2025, Governor Phil Scott paused the mandates for electric vehicles, and then President Trump and Congress passed resolutions that stopped states from passing or enforcing vehicle electrification mandates.

“So, the top solutions to reduce greenhouse gases from our #1 problem, transportation, and our #2 problem, heating, are on pause. We still have the Climate Action Plan mandate to reduce greenhouse gases to 40 percent below our 1990 levels by 2030, and anyone can tell you that won’t happen,” Cota says. “It is virtually guaranteed that in 2030 there’s going to be lawsuits saying Vermont didn’t follow the law in the Climate Action Plan, and a Clean Heat Standard or other so-called solution could then be enforced through judicial regulation, not legislation. On the other hand, there could be legislation passed before that to scale the Climate Action Plan back so the lawsuits won’t be able to have that effect.” 

On the following pages, we have provided a brief outline of greenhouse gas targets, renewable fuels policies, electrification initiatives, and other information for states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, as well as other states with a history of aggressive GHG emissions and/or pro-electrification policies. This information is as accurate as possible as of January 2026, based on reporting from national and local energy and fuel associations; state offices; and news reporting. Please utilize any available statewide resources and consult with legal and tax professionals when developing any business plans related to local legislation and regulations.


 

State GHG Targets Biofuel Laws/Bills/Incentives Electrification Laws/Bills/Incentives Other
Connecticut
Zero-Carbon Grid by 2040

GHG Targets per Public Act 25-125
  • 10% Carbon Reduction below 2001 levels by Jan 1, 2020
  • 45% Carbon Reduction below 2001 levels by Jan 1, 2030
  • 65% Carbon Reduction below 2001 levels by Jan 1, 2040, including 0% from electricity supplied to customers
  • Economy-wide net-zero level by Jan 1, 2050, provided direct and indirect emissions of GHG are at least 80% below 2001
ACTIVE:
  • B5: 7/1/2022
  • B10: 7/1/2025
  • B15, 7/1/2030
  • B20, 7/1/2034
  • B50, 7/1/2035
EnergyizeCT: ended 12/31/25 - up to $15,000 combined incentives for air source or ground source heat pump

66% zero-carbon electricity generation by 2040
Initiative to adopt CARB EV laws was dropped by Governor.
Delaware
  • 26-28% GHG reduction from 2005 levels by 2025
  • 50% Carbon Reduction by 2030
  • 100% Carbon Reduction by 2050
  Renewable Energy Portfolio, updated February 2021:
  • 40% renewable by 2035
  • 10% Solar by 20
 
Illinois
  Tax Exemptions: Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel are exempted from sales tax on fuels as follows:
  • Through 3/31/23: B10/R10-B100/R100
  • 4/1/24: B13/R13 and above
  • 4/1/25 - 3/31/30: B16/R16 and above
  • All years - December - March, exemption drops to B11/R11 and above
2026: Clean and Renewable Grid Affordability Act
  • Battery procurement, utility energy efficiency, and initiatives to expand transmission system
Clean Energy Policy:
40% renewable energy by 2030
50% renewable energy by 2050
100% renewable energy by 2050
 
Maine
  • 45% reduction in GHG below 1990 levels by 2030;
  • 80% reduction in GHG below 1990 levels by 2050
  • Net-Zero Carbon by 2045
Biodiesel Producer Credit of $0.05/gallon/percentage blend $36 Million Home Energy Rebate Program from Inflation Reduction Act, another $36 Million to be released in 2025

Priority Climate Action Plan (March 2024)
  • 100,000 new heat pump installations by 2025
  • 130,000 using one-to-two heat pumps; 115,000 using a "whole home" heat pump system by 2030
  • Install 15,000 heat pumps in income-eligible households by 2025
  • Develop "energy efficient building codes" to reach net-zero

Efficiency Maine Rebates up to $8,000 for Heat Pumps

Homes do not have to disconnect existing heating equipment to get rebate

80% renewable energy by 2030
Energy Choice Bill passed, June 2025 - prohibits municipalities to pass laws restricting individual choice in home and transportation fuel/energy

Biodiesel Producer Credit of $0.05/gallon/percentage blend

Recognizes "wood, pellets and wood chips" as well as biodiesel and ethanol as biofuels
Maryland
  • 60% GHG Reduction from 2006 levels by 2031
  • Net-zero GHG by 2045
  2025: Building an Affordable and Reliable Energy Future, Executive Order: regarding lowering electric bills

2025: Next Generation Energy Act: to increase electric generation

2025: Renewable Energy Certainty Act: standardize renewable energy generation, especially solar

Clean Heat Standard and Zero-Emisions Heating Equipment Standards, the Clean Heat Rules are still under development

50% clean energy by 2030

Net zero grid by 2045
As part of the Clean Heat Rules, heating fuel providers must start collecting delivery data in January 2026, for an annual report to be submited no later than April 1, 2027.

Upon joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, Governor has pledged to explore heat standards like those being developed in Massachusetts and Vermont.

Buildings over 35,000 sq ft must report direct emissions from heating by October 2025, and reduce emissions 20% by 2030, reach net-zero carbon by 2040
Massachusetts
  • 85% GHG emissions below 1990 by 2030
  • Net-zero by 2050
Delayed indefinitely:
  • B2 by July 1, 2010;
  • B3 by July 1, 2011;
  • B4 by July 1, 2012;
  • B5 by July 1, 2013
2024: An Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity, and protecting ratepayers is signed into law.
  • 12-month deadline for municipal permitting
  • State permits will be issued by the Energy Facilities Siting Board after 15 months
  • Appeals will be directed to state Supreme Judicial Court


CLEAN HEAT STANDARD DELAYED UNTIL 2028
  • 310 CMR 7.71: Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: requires retail heating oil and propane companies, defined as "suppliers" in the regulation, to register with MassDEP by 1/31/25. These companies must also provide quarterly emissions reporting and distillate fuel supply data to MassDEP effective January 1, 2025.
  • 310 CMR 7.71 also requires wholesale heating fuel companies, defined as a "heating fuel storage facility" to register with MassDEP by 1/31/25, and report monthly fuel shipments of distillate fuel into Massachusetts to MassDEP.
  • Clean Heat Credits - purchased by fuel providers - will pay for heat pump conversions
  • Credit requirements and costs increase yearly, increasing costs for heating oil, natural gas and gasoline

2050 Decarbonization Roadmap calls for 1 million boilers/furnaces replaced with heat pumps by 2030
Alternative Energy Credits (AEC) for retail heating oil companies for B10 or higher blends

2025 Mass Save program will not provide rebates for fossil fuel heating equipment
Michigan
  • 85% GHG emissions below 1990 by 2030
  • Net-zero by 2050
  2025 Home Energy Rebate Program:
  • up to $20,000 for upgrades, insulation, air sealing and heating/cooling
  • up to $14,000 for electric appliances and equipment (equipment dependent)

60% of the state's electricity from renewable resources and phase out remaining coal-fired power plants by 2030.
Reduce emissions related to heating Michigan homes and businesses by 17% by 2030.
Minnesota
  • 30% GHG reduction from 2005 by 2025
  • 80% by 2030
ACTIVE:
  • B5 Oct 1 - Mar 31
  • B10 Apr 1 - Apr 14
  • B20: Apr 15 - Sept 30
55% renewable by 2040 Biodiesel is defined as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel that is derived from agricultural plant oils or animal fats and meets ASTM Standard D6751-11b for pure biodiesel (B100).
New Hampshire
      2024 Priority Climate Action Plan includes "Heat Pumps to Improve Energy Efficiency of Space and Water Heating of Buildings" as a priority measure, but does not impose penalties for use of heating oil.
New Jersey
80% GHG reductions below 2006 by 2050   Renewable Portfolio Standard requires 35% of the energy sold in the state come from qualifying energy sources by 2025 and 50% by 2030  
New York
  • 40% GHG reductions from 1990 by 2030
  • 85% by 2050
  • Net zero statewide by 2050
ACTIVE:
  • B5: 7/1/2022 (implemented 7/1/2023)
  • B10: 7/1/2025
  • B20: 7/1/2030
(Applicable only for space heating blended with biodiesel)
PAUSED IN 2025:
  • Cap & Invest Carbon Fee Plan
  • Ban on combustion equipment in new construction
Residential Tax Credit: residential biofuel blends, $0.01/gallon/percentage blend, B6-B20, extended to January 1, 2029
Biodiesel
tax exemptions to B20
North Carolina
  • 70% reduction in GHG by 2030
  • Carbon Neutral by 2025
    Alternative fuels exempt from sales & use tax

Biofuels distributors must register with Department of Revenue

Biodiesel may be splash blended to B20
Oregon
  • 45% GHG reduction below 1990 levels by 2035
  • 80% by 2050
ACTIVE STATEWIDE:
- B5 in all diesel


ACTIVE - PORTLAND
  • B15/R15:
    5/15/24 (wholesale)
    7/1/24 (retail)
  • B50/R50:
    5/15/26 (wholesale)
    7/1/26 (retail)
  • B99/R99:
    5/15/30 (wholesale)
    7/1/30 (retail)
80% reduction by electric utilities by 2030
90% by 2035
100% by 2040

State GHG neutral by 2030
Paused CARB transportation plan

Oregon defines biodiesel as "a motor vehicle fuel derived from vegetable oil, animal fat, or other non-petroleum resources, that is designated as B100 and complies with ASTM Standard D6751."
Pennsylvania
GHG Targets (not legaly binding)
  • 26% reduction from 2005 by 2025
  • 80% by 2050
  • B2 for on-road diesel
  • No active heating oil regulations;
Proposed under 2021 Climate Action Plan (requires additional legislative action)
- 100% carbon-free electric by 2050
Withdrew from RGGI, November 2025
Rhode Island
  • 45% by 2030
  • 80% by 2040
  • Net-zero by 2050
ACTIVE:
  • B5: 7/1/2021
  • B10: 7/1/2023
  • B20: 7/1/2025
  • B50: 7/1/2030
Clean Heat Rhode Island incentives to install heat pumps
100% renewable energy standard
Biodiesel manufactured in RI resulting in employment in RI is exempt from state motor fuel taxes
Financing: Affordable long-term financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades and alternative fuel infrastructure.
Vermont
Mandated by law:
  • 26% reduction below 2005 levels by 2025
  • 40% reduction below 1990 by 2030;
  • 80% reduction below 1990 by 2050
  PAUSED: CLEAN HEAT STANDARD as per the Affordable Heat Act (Act 18)
  • All companies selling fuel "into or in Vermont" must register with Public Utility Commission
  • Clean heat credits will be earned when something is done to reduce GHG emissions in the thermal sector
  • No payments required unless and until the Vermont Legislature gives final approval in 2024
PAUSED:CARB-based Electric Car and Truck Mandate

Global Warming Solutions Act allows parties to sue the state if mandated GHG reductions are not met, and could force a Clean Heat Standard even if Act 18 is repealed.
Virginia
Net-zero by 2045   30% from renewable energy by 2030
100% from carbon-free sources by 2040
Biodiesel Fuel Producers Income Tax Credits up to $5,000/year
Washington
  • 45% below 1990 levels by 2030;
  • 70% by 2040
  • 95% by 2050
  80% reduction by electric utilities by 2030
90% by 2035
100% by 2040

State GHG neutral by 2030
Adopted CARB transportation plan

Clean Fuel Standard (Jan 1, 2023)
-Transportation Fuels Based on Carbon Intensity (CI) - below standard generates credits; above standard generated deficits - must purchase credits to meet reduction requirement
Wisconsin
26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025   100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 Plan includes "avoiding all new fossil fuel infrastructure"
California
  • Carbon neutrality by 2045
  • Reduce GHG 85%
    Phase-down of oil and gas extraction operations CARB transportation plan
Sources: State.gov websites; https://energy.gov; Regional association resources; State & regional news outlets