May 4, 2026 Express Update

Legislative activity in Harrisburg last week included energy policy, environmental regulation, and continued concerns around electricity affordability. Several developments carry direct implications for Pennsylvania’s fuel marketers, particularly as lawmakers balance cost pressures with evolving regulatory frameworks. Both the Senate and House will be in session this week and then will return in June for a […]

In follow-up to cyberattacks on automatic tank gauges (ATG), DOE has developed a threat memo and asked that we share the memo with marketers to assist in the prevention of further successful attacks. Attached here is the DOE Energy Threat Analysis Center (ETAC) Threat Memo on ATG Manipulation by Malicious Cyber Threats. EMA was first […]

Don’t miss the Eastern Energy Expo May 17 – 20, 2026, at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. The PPA is a co-host of this premier industry event and trade show, which brings together wholesale and retail liquid fuel marketers, motor fuel distributors, diesel and biodiesel distributors, propane marketers, and service professionals. There is still time […]

Last week, Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced the “Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2026,” bipartisan legislation to restore the Section 40A biodiesel blenders’ tax credit at $1 per gallon through December 31, 2029. Under the bill, eligible taxpayers could choose to claim either the restored blenders’ credit or the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, […]

On May 1, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued a temporary regulation, together with a notice of proposed rulemaking, implementing new Internal Revenue Code §6435. The temporary rule addresses a narrow and specific transaction — clear (undyed) diesel fuel or kerosene on which the §4081 federal excise tax has been paid, that is subsequently […]

Rhoads Energy announced that it has broken ground on new infrastructure that will expand our region’s access to biodiesel — a fuel made from biodegradable, organic materials like soybean oil. Rhoads Energy will develop the biodiesel facility at a rail siding located at Red Rose Midstream, a fuel distribution hub in Rapho Township that is operated by […]