Average Renewable Diesel and Diesel Fuel Prices in California
| Jan-1-2017 | Apr-1-2017 | Jul-1-2017 | Oct-1-2017 | Jan-1-2018 | Apr-1-2018 | Jul-1-2018 | Oct-1-2018 | Jan-1-2019 | Apr-1-2019 | Jul-1-2019 | Oct-1-2019 | Jan-1-2020 | Apr-1-2020 | Jul-1-2020 | Oct-1-2020 | Jan-1-2021 | Apr-1-2021 | Jul-1-2021 | Oct-1-2021 | Jan-1-2022 | Apr-1-2022 | Jul-1-2022 | Oct-1-2022 | Jan-1-2023 | Apr-1-2023 | Jul-1-2023 | Oct-1-2023 | Jan-1-2024 | Apr-1-2024 | Jul-1-2024 | Oct-1-2024 | Jan-1-2025 | |
| Renewable Diesel | 2.95 | 2.92 | 2.8 | 3.04 | 3.38 | 3.3 | 3.73 | 3.87 | 3.66 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.76 | 3.1 | 3.08 | 3.06 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.05 | 4.15 | 4.6 | 6.15 | 6.51 | 6.39 | 5.57 | 5.33 | 5.01 | 6.38 | 5.37 | 5.36 | 4.96 | 5.09 | 4.69 |
| Diesel | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 3.1 | 3.53 | 3.7 | 3.93 | 4.04 | 3.67 | 3.88 | 3.9 | 3.95 | 3.83 | 3.39 | 3.29 | 3.3 | 3.45 | 3.97 | 4.15 | 4.45 | 4.78 | 6.24 | 6.62 | 6.4 | 5.53 | 5.24 | 4.97 | 6.31 | 5.25 | 5.31 | 5.06 | 4.92 | 4.78 |
This chart shows the average price of renewable diesel compared to the average price of diesel fuel in California from 2017 to 2025. Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel suitable for use in diesel engines. It is a commercial fuel produced in the United States and imported from Asia. Nearly all domestically produced and imported renewable diesel is used in California because of economic benefits provided under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
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