California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 8 - Clean Fuels Program
Section 2316 - Determinations of Energy Equivalency of Fuels

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2316
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Whenever implementation of this chapter requires values for the energy contents of fuels, the lower heating values in the following table shall be used.

Volumetric Energy Contents
FuelBTUs per gallon
Gasoline116,500
LPG91,500
Methanol (M100)56,500
M8565,000
Ethanol (E100)75,700
E8581,800
CNG1000 BTU/scf

1. New section filed 8--30--91; operative 9--30--91 (Register 92, No. 14).
2. Amendment of first paragraph filed 12--8--2000; operative 1--7--2001 (Register 2000, No. 49).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 39667, 43013, 43018 and 43101, Health and Safety Code; and Western Oil and Gas Ass'n. v. Orange County Air Pollution Control District, 14 Cal. 3d 411, 121 Cal. Rptr. 249 (1975). Reference: Sections 39000, 39001, 39002, 39003, 39500, 39515, 39516, 39667, 43000, 43013, 43018 and 43101, Health and Safety Code; and Western Oil and Gas Ass'n. v. Orange County Air Pollution Control District, 14 Cal. 3d 411, 121 Cal. Rptr. 249 (1975).

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