Alternative Fuels Data Center: Average Renewable Diesel and Diesel Fuel Prices in California

Source: Clean Cities and Communities alternative fuel price reports

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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	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