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CA LCFS Quarterly - Deficits

California LCFS Quarterly Deficits by Fuel Type database: quarterly deficit generation by fuel type under California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), from 2011 to 2025. Each record shows a fuel type, its unit of measure, and the volume of LCFS deficits incurred each quarter. Tracks the shortfall side of the credit-deficit balance across fuel categories over nearly 15 years.

CategoryCarbon
MarketClean Fuel Standards
Sub-marketCA LCFS
RegionUnited States, North America
Update frequencyQuarterly
Records16

Data Fields (62 columns)

Fuel Type
categorical
Unit
categorical
Q1 2011
numeric
Q2 2011
numeric
Q3 2011
numeric
Q4 2011
numeric
Q1 2012
numeric
Q2 2012
numeric
Q3 2012
numeric
Q4 2012
numeric
Q1 2013
numeric
Q2 2013
numeric
Q3 2013
numeric
Q4 2013
numeric
Q1 2014
numeric
Q2 2014
numeric
Q3 2014
numeric
Q4 2014
numeric
Q1 2015
numeric
Q2 2015
numeric
Q3 2015
numeric
Q4 2015
numeric
Q1 2016
numeric
Q2 2016
numeric
Q3 2016
numeric
Q4 2016
numeric
Q1 2017
numeric
Q2 2017
numeric
Q3 2017
numeric
Q4 2017
numeric
Q1 2018
numeric
Q2 2018
numeric
Q3 2018
numeric
Q4 2018
numeric
Q1 2019
numeric
Q2 2019
numeric
Q3 2019
numeric
Q4 2019
numeric
Q1 2020
numeric
Q2 2020
numeric
Q3 2020
numeric
Q4 2020
numeric
Q1 2021
numeric
Q2 2021
numeric
Q3 2021
numeric
Q4 2021
numeric
Q1 2022
numeric
Q2 2022
numeric
Q3 2022
numeric
Q4 2022
numeric
Q1 2023
numeric
Q2 2023
numeric
Q3 2023
numeric
Q4 2023
numeric
Q1 2024
numeric
Q2 2024
numeric
Q3 2024
numeric
Q4 2024
numeric
Q1 2025
numeric
Q2 2025
numeric
Q3 2025
numeric
Q4 2025
numeric

Tags: CA LCFS, deficits, compliance obligation, carbon market, low carbon fuel standard, California emissions

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