clean cities alternative fuel price report, april 2020...price differentials by state for biodiesel...
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April 2020
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Welcome to the April 2020 IssueThe Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report (AFPR) is a quarterly report designed to keep Clean Cities coalitions and other interested parties up to date on the prices of alternative and conventional fuels in the United States This issue summarizes prices that were submitted between April 1 and April 15 2020 by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other Clean Cities stakeholders
Whatrsquos New in This IssueFor the April 2020 report Clean Cities coordinators submitted 4860 prices an increase of 49 data points over January 2020 This included 409 prices for lesser-used fuels such as ethanol blends between E15 and E50 biodiesel blends such as B5 B10 and B50 and hydrogen We maintain the data on the lesser-used fuels in the database for possible future use we do not currently include separate sections addressing those fuels in this publication due to an insufficient number of data points
Fuel Prices Fall Nearly Across the Board
In the April report the national average retail prices of gasoline and diesel as reported by Clean Cities coordinators decreased by $068gallon and $044gallon respectively when compared to January 2020
The national average retail prices of all the alternative fuels were lower than those reported in January 2020 with the exception of compressed natural gas (CNG) which was $001gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) higher Ethanol (E85) and B20 prices each decreased by $053gallon relative to January 2020 while B99B100 prices decreased by $021gallon Propane prices decreased by $006gallon while liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices decreased by $004diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) relative to January 2020
The steep drop in gasoline prices during the quarter resulted in national average CNG prices exceeding national average gasoline prices for the first time in over four years The national average CNG price was $028GGE higher than the national average gasoline price The difference was greatest in the New England region where average CNG prices were $049GGE higher Average CNG prices were higher than gasoline prices in all regions except the West Coast where average CNG prices remained lower than average gasoline prices by $030GGE
When compared to diesel prices the national average CNG price was lower by $014DGE with the biggest differential in the West Coast region where the difference was $047DGE In New England the Central Atlantic and the Gulf Coast regions CNG prices were $002DGE higher than diesel National average LNG prices were $012DGE higher than national average diesel prices This was the first time in nearly three years that LNG prices exceeded diesel prices Average LNG prices remained lower than average diesel prices in the West Coast region however with a price difference of $063DGE
Renewable Diesel
Clean Cities coordinators from 6 coalitions in California submitted a total of 36 renewable diesel prices this quarter All of the renewable diesel prices that we received were from California so we compared the average renewable diesel price to the average of diesel prices submitted by coordinators in California rather than to national average diesel prices For the April report the average price of renewable diesel in California was $310gallon a drop of $066gallon from January 2020 while the average diesel price in California was $339gallon
Looking AheadWe will continue to improve the Alternative Fuel Price Report based on user feedback We look forward to hearing from you as we implement these upgrades See page 28 for contact information
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Methodologybull This reportrsquos prices represent retail at-the-pump sales
prices for each fuel including federal and state motor fuel taxes1
bull Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other key stakeholders provide prices for fuels in their areas on a voluntary basis
bull Prices were submitted for all major alternative fuels currently in widespread use ie natural gas propane biodiesel and ethanol
bull Prices were submitted for conventional fuels from stations that also sell alternative fuels or from nearby stations
bull Prices from public and private refueling stations are included2
bull Prices were averaged to determine regional price trends by fuel and variability in fuel price within and among regions3
bull Some states charge a flat annual fee in lieu of collecting motor fuel taxes at the pump usually for large trucks using gaseous fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane) These flat fees are not included in the prices reported in these pages
bull Consistent with the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) fuel price reporting format prices are grouped by the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) The PADD districts are illustrated in the map below
FIGURE 1 PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFENSE DISTRICTS (PADD)Source US Energy Information Administration
1 In some cases prices were submitted by government refueling facilities and motor fuel taxes were not included in the prices reported to Clean Cities In these instanc-es the appropriate federal and state motor fuel taxes have been added to the reported prices to provide a more representative basis for comparison 2 Public refueling stations are open to the public while private fueling stations are privately owned or available only to selected fleets 3 Fuel price averages for this report are determined by simply averaging the individual data points received A comparison of average fuel prices for private and for public stations by region can be found on pages 24ndash25
TABLE 1Number of Data Points Submitted
Region Gasoline Diesel CNG LNG Ethanol Propane B20 B99B100New England 25 28 12 0 6 41 9 4
Central Atlantic 73 72 77 0 77 53 28 4
Lower Atlantic 191 169 71 2 174 87 9 6
Midwest 479 334 157 3 403 103 30 0
Gulf Coast 130 122 63 8 168 166 7 1
Rocky Mountain 89 95 57 0 45 74 4 0
West Coast 157 156 134 18 78 176 15 14
TOTAL 1144 976 571 31 951 700 102 29
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Summary of Current Report Information
Liquid fuels have differing energy contents per gallon so the price paid per unit of energy content can differ somewhat from the price paid per gallon Table 3 shows fuel prices from Table 2 normalized to an energy-equivalent basis
Note that for the alternative fuels prices on an energy-equivalent basis ie $GGE or $DGE are generally higher than the prices per gallon due to their lower energy content5
Propane prices include information from both ldquoprimaryrdquo and ldquosecondaryrdquo stations Primary stations have dedicated vehicle services and tend to be less expensive than secondary stations which mostly serve the propane tank and bottle market
Prices for Table 3 were calculated using the nominal lower heating values in British thermal units (Btus) per gallon of fuel from Appendix B of the Oak Ridge National Laboratoryrsquos Transportation Energy Data Book6
Table 2 shows national average retail fuel prices for this report and the previous report4
Changes in average retail prices from one quarter to another may be due to a number of factors including an actual change in price different sample sizes the inclusion of different locations and seasonal variations in demand
Prices in this report were reported in the units in which they are typically sold for example dollars per gallon of gasoline or dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of CNG
Consumer interest in alternative fuels generally increases when the alternative fuel price is less than the conventional fuel price on a per gallon basis even if that differential does not directly translate to savings on an energy-equivalent basis
4 A very small sample (18 points) of hydrogen information was received with an average price of $1595GGE 5 For ethanol flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) the actual difference in fuel used per mile is somewhat less than would be calculated simply on the difference in energy content of the fuels Some sources have noted that some FFVs can achieve better energy efficiency (miles per unit of energy) on E85 than on gasoline This effect is not currently included in these calculations as the magnitude of the effect varies by specific FFV model6 httpstedbornlgov A listing of the conversion factors used appears in Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels on page 26
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
TABLE 2National Average Retail Fuel Prices
Conventional and Alternative Fuels April 2020
January AprilChange in
Price Units ofFuel Type 2020 2020 January-April Measurement
Gasoline $259 $191 -$068 per gallon
Diesel $305 $261 -$044 per gallon
CNG $218 $219 $001 per GGE
LNG $277 $273 -$004 per DGE
Ethanol (E85) $228 $175 -$053 per gallon
Propane $279 $273 -$006 per gallon
Biodiesel (B20) $289 $236 -$053 per gallon
Biodiesel (B99B100) $372 $351 -$021 per gallon
TABLE 3National Average Retail Fuel Prices on an Energy-Equivalent Basis
April 2020 Per Gasoline Per Diesel Per Million British
Gallon Equivalent Gallon Equivalent Thermal Units($GGE) ($DGE) ($MBtu)
Gasoline $191 $216 $1671
Diesel $233 $261 $2028
CNG $219 $247 $1916
LNG $243 $273 $2121
Ethanol (E85) $228 $258 $2603
Propane $374 $420 $4479
Biodiesel (B20) $213 $241 $1685
Biodiesel (B99B100) $344 $386 $2938
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Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
Table 4 shows gasoline and diesel prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020 compared to prices from the petroleum information section of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website for the week of April 6 2020
Clean Cities prices for conventional fuels were obtained from retail stations providing alternative fuel price information or from nearby stations so data collection was not uniform across the regions of the country however the information is representative of refueling stations selling both alternative fuels and conventional fuels
EIA prices are from the petroleum information section of the EIA website week of 04062020httpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPMR_PTE_DPGAL_WxlshttpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPD2D_PTE_DPGAL_WxlsNegative numbers represent average Clean Cities prices that are lower than EIA prices
The EIA data shows weekly average prices from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline and 400 retail diesel outlets across the country The EIA data points are weighted to reflect the quantity of fuel being sold at that price
The Clean Cities data is not weighted and represents simple averages of reported prices While there is some variation the EIA average prices match relatively closely with the average prices reported by Clean Cities coordinators
TABLE 4Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Region in $gal
from Clean Cities and EIA SourcesGasoline Prices Diesel Prices
Region Clean Cities EIA Difference Clean Cities EIA DifferenceNew England $202 $194 $008 $282 $275 $007
Central Atlantic $206 $212 -$006 $262 $283 -$021
Lower Atlantic $179 $179 $000 $244 $248 -$004
Midwest $171 $163 $008 $252 $239 $013
Gulf Coast $164 $166 -$002 $227 $233 -$006
Rocky Mountain $193 $201 -$008 $244 $254 -$010
West Coast $283 $268 $015 $333 $309 $024NATIONAL AVERAGE $191 $192 -$001 $261 $255 $006
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
2
Welcome to the April 2020 IssueThe Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report (AFPR) is a quarterly report designed to keep Clean Cities coalitions and other interested parties up to date on the prices of alternative and conventional fuels in the United States This issue summarizes prices that were submitted between April 1 and April 15 2020 by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other Clean Cities stakeholders
Whatrsquos New in This IssueFor the April 2020 report Clean Cities coordinators submitted 4860 prices an increase of 49 data points over January 2020 This included 409 prices for lesser-used fuels such as ethanol blends between E15 and E50 biodiesel blends such as B5 B10 and B50 and hydrogen We maintain the data on the lesser-used fuels in the database for possible future use we do not currently include separate sections addressing those fuels in this publication due to an insufficient number of data points
Fuel Prices Fall Nearly Across the Board
In the April report the national average retail prices of gasoline and diesel as reported by Clean Cities coordinators decreased by $068gallon and $044gallon respectively when compared to January 2020
The national average retail prices of all the alternative fuels were lower than those reported in January 2020 with the exception of compressed natural gas (CNG) which was $001gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) higher Ethanol (E85) and B20 prices each decreased by $053gallon relative to January 2020 while B99B100 prices decreased by $021gallon Propane prices decreased by $006gallon while liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices decreased by $004diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) relative to January 2020
The steep drop in gasoline prices during the quarter resulted in national average CNG prices exceeding national average gasoline prices for the first time in over four years The national average CNG price was $028GGE higher than the national average gasoline price The difference was greatest in the New England region where average CNG prices were $049GGE higher Average CNG prices were higher than gasoline prices in all regions except the West Coast where average CNG prices remained lower than average gasoline prices by $030GGE
When compared to diesel prices the national average CNG price was lower by $014DGE with the biggest differential in the West Coast region where the difference was $047DGE In New England the Central Atlantic and the Gulf Coast regions CNG prices were $002DGE higher than diesel National average LNG prices were $012DGE higher than national average diesel prices This was the first time in nearly three years that LNG prices exceeded diesel prices Average LNG prices remained lower than average diesel prices in the West Coast region however with a price difference of $063DGE
Renewable Diesel
Clean Cities coordinators from 6 coalitions in California submitted a total of 36 renewable diesel prices this quarter All of the renewable diesel prices that we received were from California so we compared the average renewable diesel price to the average of diesel prices submitted by coordinators in California rather than to national average diesel prices For the April report the average price of renewable diesel in California was $310gallon a drop of $066gallon from January 2020 while the average diesel price in California was $339gallon
Looking AheadWe will continue to improve the Alternative Fuel Price Report based on user feedback We look forward to hearing from you as we implement these upgrades See page 28 for contact information
3
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Methodologybull This reportrsquos prices represent retail at-the-pump sales
prices for each fuel including federal and state motor fuel taxes1
bull Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other key stakeholders provide prices for fuels in their areas on a voluntary basis
bull Prices were submitted for all major alternative fuels currently in widespread use ie natural gas propane biodiesel and ethanol
bull Prices were submitted for conventional fuels from stations that also sell alternative fuels or from nearby stations
bull Prices from public and private refueling stations are included2
bull Prices were averaged to determine regional price trends by fuel and variability in fuel price within and among regions3
bull Some states charge a flat annual fee in lieu of collecting motor fuel taxes at the pump usually for large trucks using gaseous fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane) These flat fees are not included in the prices reported in these pages
bull Consistent with the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) fuel price reporting format prices are grouped by the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) The PADD districts are illustrated in the map below
FIGURE 1 PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFENSE DISTRICTS (PADD)Source US Energy Information Administration
1 In some cases prices were submitted by government refueling facilities and motor fuel taxes were not included in the prices reported to Clean Cities In these instanc-es the appropriate federal and state motor fuel taxes have been added to the reported prices to provide a more representative basis for comparison 2 Public refueling stations are open to the public while private fueling stations are privately owned or available only to selected fleets 3 Fuel price averages for this report are determined by simply averaging the individual data points received A comparison of average fuel prices for private and for public stations by region can be found on pages 24ndash25
TABLE 1Number of Data Points Submitted
Region Gasoline Diesel CNG LNG Ethanol Propane B20 B99B100New England 25 28 12 0 6 41 9 4
Central Atlantic 73 72 77 0 77 53 28 4
Lower Atlantic 191 169 71 2 174 87 9 6
Midwest 479 334 157 3 403 103 30 0
Gulf Coast 130 122 63 8 168 166 7 1
Rocky Mountain 89 95 57 0 45 74 4 0
West Coast 157 156 134 18 78 176 15 14
TOTAL 1144 976 571 31 951 700 102 29
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
4
Summary of Current Report Information
Liquid fuels have differing energy contents per gallon so the price paid per unit of energy content can differ somewhat from the price paid per gallon Table 3 shows fuel prices from Table 2 normalized to an energy-equivalent basis
Note that for the alternative fuels prices on an energy-equivalent basis ie $GGE or $DGE are generally higher than the prices per gallon due to their lower energy content5
Propane prices include information from both ldquoprimaryrdquo and ldquosecondaryrdquo stations Primary stations have dedicated vehicle services and tend to be less expensive than secondary stations which mostly serve the propane tank and bottle market
Prices for Table 3 were calculated using the nominal lower heating values in British thermal units (Btus) per gallon of fuel from Appendix B of the Oak Ridge National Laboratoryrsquos Transportation Energy Data Book6
Table 2 shows national average retail fuel prices for this report and the previous report4
Changes in average retail prices from one quarter to another may be due to a number of factors including an actual change in price different sample sizes the inclusion of different locations and seasonal variations in demand
Prices in this report were reported in the units in which they are typically sold for example dollars per gallon of gasoline or dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of CNG
Consumer interest in alternative fuels generally increases when the alternative fuel price is less than the conventional fuel price on a per gallon basis even if that differential does not directly translate to savings on an energy-equivalent basis
4 A very small sample (18 points) of hydrogen information was received with an average price of $1595GGE 5 For ethanol flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) the actual difference in fuel used per mile is somewhat less than would be calculated simply on the difference in energy content of the fuels Some sources have noted that some FFVs can achieve better energy efficiency (miles per unit of energy) on E85 than on gasoline This effect is not currently included in these calculations as the magnitude of the effect varies by specific FFV model6 httpstedbornlgov A listing of the conversion factors used appears in Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels on page 26
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
TABLE 2National Average Retail Fuel Prices
Conventional and Alternative Fuels April 2020
January AprilChange in
Price Units ofFuel Type 2020 2020 January-April Measurement
Gasoline $259 $191 -$068 per gallon
Diesel $305 $261 -$044 per gallon
CNG $218 $219 $001 per GGE
LNG $277 $273 -$004 per DGE
Ethanol (E85) $228 $175 -$053 per gallon
Propane $279 $273 -$006 per gallon
Biodiesel (B20) $289 $236 -$053 per gallon
Biodiesel (B99B100) $372 $351 -$021 per gallon
TABLE 3National Average Retail Fuel Prices on an Energy-Equivalent Basis
April 2020 Per Gasoline Per Diesel Per Million British
Gallon Equivalent Gallon Equivalent Thermal Units($GGE) ($DGE) ($MBtu)
Gasoline $191 $216 $1671
Diesel $233 $261 $2028
CNG $219 $247 $1916
LNG $243 $273 $2121
Ethanol (E85) $228 $258 $2603
Propane $374 $420 $4479
Biodiesel (B20) $213 $241 $1685
Biodiesel (B99B100) $344 $386 $2938
5
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
Table 4 shows gasoline and diesel prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020 compared to prices from the petroleum information section of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website for the week of April 6 2020
Clean Cities prices for conventional fuels were obtained from retail stations providing alternative fuel price information or from nearby stations so data collection was not uniform across the regions of the country however the information is representative of refueling stations selling both alternative fuels and conventional fuels
EIA prices are from the petroleum information section of the EIA website week of 04062020httpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPMR_PTE_DPGAL_WxlshttpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPD2D_PTE_DPGAL_WxlsNegative numbers represent average Clean Cities prices that are lower than EIA prices
The EIA data shows weekly average prices from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline and 400 retail diesel outlets across the country The EIA data points are weighted to reflect the quantity of fuel being sold at that price
The Clean Cities data is not weighted and represents simple averages of reported prices While there is some variation the EIA average prices match relatively closely with the average prices reported by Clean Cities coordinators
TABLE 4Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Region in $gal
from Clean Cities and EIA SourcesGasoline Prices Diesel Prices
Region Clean Cities EIA Difference Clean Cities EIA DifferenceNew England $202 $194 $008 $282 $275 $007
Central Atlantic $206 $212 -$006 $262 $283 -$021
Lower Atlantic $179 $179 $000 $244 $248 -$004
Midwest $171 $163 $008 $252 $239 $013
Gulf Coast $164 $166 -$002 $227 $233 -$006
Rocky Mountain $193 $201 -$008 $244 $254 -$010
West Coast $283 $268 $015 $333 $309 $024NATIONAL AVERAGE $191 $192 -$001 $261 $255 $006
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
6
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
7
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
8
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
3
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Methodologybull This reportrsquos prices represent retail at-the-pump sales
prices for each fuel including federal and state motor fuel taxes1
bull Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other key stakeholders provide prices for fuels in their areas on a voluntary basis
bull Prices were submitted for all major alternative fuels currently in widespread use ie natural gas propane biodiesel and ethanol
bull Prices were submitted for conventional fuels from stations that also sell alternative fuels or from nearby stations
bull Prices from public and private refueling stations are included2
bull Prices were averaged to determine regional price trends by fuel and variability in fuel price within and among regions3
bull Some states charge a flat annual fee in lieu of collecting motor fuel taxes at the pump usually for large trucks using gaseous fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane) These flat fees are not included in the prices reported in these pages
bull Consistent with the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) fuel price reporting format prices are grouped by the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) The PADD districts are illustrated in the map below
FIGURE 1 PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR DEFENSE DISTRICTS (PADD)Source US Energy Information Administration
1 In some cases prices were submitted by government refueling facilities and motor fuel taxes were not included in the prices reported to Clean Cities In these instanc-es the appropriate federal and state motor fuel taxes have been added to the reported prices to provide a more representative basis for comparison 2 Public refueling stations are open to the public while private fueling stations are privately owned or available only to selected fleets 3 Fuel price averages for this report are determined by simply averaging the individual data points received A comparison of average fuel prices for private and for public stations by region can be found on pages 24ndash25
TABLE 1Number of Data Points Submitted
Region Gasoline Diesel CNG LNG Ethanol Propane B20 B99B100New England 25 28 12 0 6 41 9 4
Central Atlantic 73 72 77 0 77 53 28 4
Lower Atlantic 191 169 71 2 174 87 9 6
Midwest 479 334 157 3 403 103 30 0
Gulf Coast 130 122 63 8 168 166 7 1
Rocky Mountain 89 95 57 0 45 74 4 0
West Coast 157 156 134 18 78 176 15 14
TOTAL 1144 976 571 31 951 700 102 29
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
4
Summary of Current Report Information
Liquid fuels have differing energy contents per gallon so the price paid per unit of energy content can differ somewhat from the price paid per gallon Table 3 shows fuel prices from Table 2 normalized to an energy-equivalent basis
Note that for the alternative fuels prices on an energy-equivalent basis ie $GGE or $DGE are generally higher than the prices per gallon due to their lower energy content5
Propane prices include information from both ldquoprimaryrdquo and ldquosecondaryrdquo stations Primary stations have dedicated vehicle services and tend to be less expensive than secondary stations which mostly serve the propane tank and bottle market
Prices for Table 3 were calculated using the nominal lower heating values in British thermal units (Btus) per gallon of fuel from Appendix B of the Oak Ridge National Laboratoryrsquos Transportation Energy Data Book6
Table 2 shows national average retail fuel prices for this report and the previous report4
Changes in average retail prices from one quarter to another may be due to a number of factors including an actual change in price different sample sizes the inclusion of different locations and seasonal variations in demand
Prices in this report were reported in the units in which they are typically sold for example dollars per gallon of gasoline or dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of CNG
Consumer interest in alternative fuels generally increases when the alternative fuel price is less than the conventional fuel price on a per gallon basis even if that differential does not directly translate to savings on an energy-equivalent basis
4 A very small sample (18 points) of hydrogen information was received with an average price of $1595GGE 5 For ethanol flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) the actual difference in fuel used per mile is somewhat less than would be calculated simply on the difference in energy content of the fuels Some sources have noted that some FFVs can achieve better energy efficiency (miles per unit of energy) on E85 than on gasoline This effect is not currently included in these calculations as the magnitude of the effect varies by specific FFV model6 httpstedbornlgov A listing of the conversion factors used appears in Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels on page 26
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
TABLE 2National Average Retail Fuel Prices
Conventional and Alternative Fuels April 2020
January AprilChange in
Price Units ofFuel Type 2020 2020 January-April Measurement
Gasoline $259 $191 -$068 per gallon
Diesel $305 $261 -$044 per gallon
CNG $218 $219 $001 per GGE
LNG $277 $273 -$004 per DGE
Ethanol (E85) $228 $175 -$053 per gallon
Propane $279 $273 -$006 per gallon
Biodiesel (B20) $289 $236 -$053 per gallon
Biodiesel (B99B100) $372 $351 -$021 per gallon
TABLE 3National Average Retail Fuel Prices on an Energy-Equivalent Basis
April 2020 Per Gasoline Per Diesel Per Million British
Gallon Equivalent Gallon Equivalent Thermal Units($GGE) ($DGE) ($MBtu)
Gasoline $191 $216 $1671
Diesel $233 $261 $2028
CNG $219 $247 $1916
LNG $243 $273 $2121
Ethanol (E85) $228 $258 $2603
Propane $374 $420 $4479
Biodiesel (B20) $213 $241 $1685
Biodiesel (B99B100) $344 $386 $2938
5
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
Table 4 shows gasoline and diesel prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020 compared to prices from the petroleum information section of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website for the week of April 6 2020
Clean Cities prices for conventional fuels were obtained from retail stations providing alternative fuel price information or from nearby stations so data collection was not uniform across the regions of the country however the information is representative of refueling stations selling both alternative fuels and conventional fuels
EIA prices are from the petroleum information section of the EIA website week of 04062020httpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPMR_PTE_DPGAL_WxlshttpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPD2D_PTE_DPGAL_WxlsNegative numbers represent average Clean Cities prices that are lower than EIA prices
The EIA data shows weekly average prices from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline and 400 retail diesel outlets across the country The EIA data points are weighted to reflect the quantity of fuel being sold at that price
The Clean Cities data is not weighted and represents simple averages of reported prices While there is some variation the EIA average prices match relatively closely with the average prices reported by Clean Cities coordinators
TABLE 4Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Region in $gal
from Clean Cities and EIA SourcesGasoline Prices Diesel Prices
Region Clean Cities EIA Difference Clean Cities EIA DifferenceNew England $202 $194 $008 $282 $275 $007
Central Atlantic $206 $212 -$006 $262 $283 -$021
Lower Atlantic $179 $179 $000 $244 $248 -$004
Midwest $171 $163 $008 $252 $239 $013
Gulf Coast $164 $166 -$002 $227 $233 -$006
Rocky Mountain $193 $201 -$008 $244 $254 -$010
West Coast $283 $268 $015 $333 $309 $024NATIONAL AVERAGE $191 $192 -$001 $261 $255 $006
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
7
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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8
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
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Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
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Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
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Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
4
Summary of Current Report Information
Liquid fuels have differing energy contents per gallon so the price paid per unit of energy content can differ somewhat from the price paid per gallon Table 3 shows fuel prices from Table 2 normalized to an energy-equivalent basis
Note that for the alternative fuels prices on an energy-equivalent basis ie $GGE or $DGE are generally higher than the prices per gallon due to their lower energy content5
Propane prices include information from both ldquoprimaryrdquo and ldquosecondaryrdquo stations Primary stations have dedicated vehicle services and tend to be less expensive than secondary stations which mostly serve the propane tank and bottle market
Prices for Table 3 were calculated using the nominal lower heating values in British thermal units (Btus) per gallon of fuel from Appendix B of the Oak Ridge National Laboratoryrsquos Transportation Energy Data Book6
Table 2 shows national average retail fuel prices for this report and the previous report4
Changes in average retail prices from one quarter to another may be due to a number of factors including an actual change in price different sample sizes the inclusion of different locations and seasonal variations in demand
Prices in this report were reported in the units in which they are typically sold for example dollars per gallon of gasoline or dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of CNG
Consumer interest in alternative fuels generally increases when the alternative fuel price is less than the conventional fuel price on a per gallon basis even if that differential does not directly translate to savings on an energy-equivalent basis
4 A very small sample (18 points) of hydrogen information was received with an average price of $1595GGE 5 For ethanol flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) the actual difference in fuel used per mile is somewhat less than would be calculated simply on the difference in energy content of the fuels Some sources have noted that some FFVs can achieve better energy efficiency (miles per unit of energy) on E85 than on gasoline This effect is not currently included in these calculations as the magnitude of the effect varies by specific FFV model6 httpstedbornlgov A listing of the conversion factors used appears in Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels on page 26
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
Includes public and private stationsIncludes primary and secondary stations
TABLE 2National Average Retail Fuel Prices
Conventional and Alternative Fuels April 2020
January AprilChange in
Price Units ofFuel Type 2020 2020 January-April Measurement
Gasoline $259 $191 -$068 per gallon
Diesel $305 $261 -$044 per gallon
CNG $218 $219 $001 per GGE
LNG $277 $273 -$004 per DGE
Ethanol (E85) $228 $175 -$053 per gallon
Propane $279 $273 -$006 per gallon
Biodiesel (B20) $289 $236 -$053 per gallon
Biodiesel (B99B100) $372 $351 -$021 per gallon
TABLE 3National Average Retail Fuel Prices on an Energy-Equivalent Basis
April 2020 Per Gasoline Per Diesel Per Million British
Gallon Equivalent Gallon Equivalent Thermal Units($GGE) ($DGE) ($MBtu)
Gasoline $191 $216 $1671
Diesel $233 $261 $2028
CNG $219 $247 $1916
LNG $243 $273 $2121
Ethanol (E85) $228 $258 $2603
Propane $374 $420 $4479
Biodiesel (B20) $213 $241 $1685
Biodiesel (B99B100) $344 $386 $2938
5
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
Table 4 shows gasoline and diesel prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020 compared to prices from the petroleum information section of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website for the week of April 6 2020
Clean Cities prices for conventional fuels were obtained from retail stations providing alternative fuel price information or from nearby stations so data collection was not uniform across the regions of the country however the information is representative of refueling stations selling both alternative fuels and conventional fuels
EIA prices are from the petroleum information section of the EIA website week of 04062020httpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPMR_PTE_DPGAL_WxlshttpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPD2D_PTE_DPGAL_WxlsNegative numbers represent average Clean Cities prices that are lower than EIA prices
The EIA data shows weekly average prices from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline and 400 retail diesel outlets across the country The EIA data points are weighted to reflect the quantity of fuel being sold at that price
The Clean Cities data is not weighted and represents simple averages of reported prices While there is some variation the EIA average prices match relatively closely with the average prices reported by Clean Cities coordinators
TABLE 4Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Region in $gal
from Clean Cities and EIA SourcesGasoline Prices Diesel Prices
Region Clean Cities EIA Difference Clean Cities EIA DifferenceNew England $202 $194 $008 $282 $275 $007
Central Atlantic $206 $212 -$006 $262 $283 -$021
Lower Atlantic $179 $179 $000 $244 $248 -$004
Midwest $171 $163 $008 $252 $239 $013
Gulf Coast $164 $166 -$002 $227 $233 -$006
Rocky Mountain $193 $201 -$008 $244 $254 -$010
West Coast $283 $268 $015 $333 $309 $024NATIONAL AVERAGE $191 $192 -$001 $261 $255 $006
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
6
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
7
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
8
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
Table 4 shows gasoline and diesel prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020 compared to prices from the petroleum information section of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website for the week of April 6 2020
Clean Cities prices for conventional fuels were obtained from retail stations providing alternative fuel price information or from nearby stations so data collection was not uniform across the regions of the country however the information is representative of refueling stations selling both alternative fuels and conventional fuels
EIA prices are from the petroleum information section of the EIA website week of 04062020httpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPMR_PTE_DPGAL_WxlshttpwwweiagovdnavpetxlsPET_PRI_GND_A_EPD2D_PTE_DPGAL_WxlsNegative numbers represent average Clean Cities prices that are lower than EIA prices
The EIA data shows weekly average prices from a sample of approximately 800 retail gasoline and 400 retail diesel outlets across the country The EIA data points are weighted to reflect the quantity of fuel being sold at that price
The Clean Cities data is not weighted and represents simple averages of reported prices While there is some variation the EIA average prices match relatively closely with the average prices reported by Clean Cities coordinators
TABLE 4Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices by Region in $gal
from Clean Cities and EIA SourcesGasoline Prices Diesel Prices
Region Clean Cities EIA Difference Clean Cities EIA DifferenceNew England $202 $194 $008 $282 $275 $007
Central Atlantic $206 $212 -$006 $262 $283 -$021
Lower Atlantic $179 $179 $000 $244 $248 -$004
Midwest $171 $163 $008 $252 $239 $013
Gulf Coast $164 $166 -$002 $227 $233 -$006
Rocky Mountain $193 $201 -$008 $244 $254 -$010
West Coast $283 $268 $015 $333 $309 $024NATIONAL AVERAGE $191 $192 -$001 $261 $255 $006
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline
CNG prices in Table 5 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 5 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $028 more than gasoline on a per GGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that
are lower than gasoline on a per gasoline gallon equivalent basis
States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data points in
the current report
FIGURE 2 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
GGE = gasoline gallon equivalentNegative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
TABLE 5Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($GGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $251 $202 $049
Central Atlantic $234 $206 $028
Lower Atlantic $191 $179 $012
Midwest $204 $171 $033
Gulf Coast $203 $164 $039
Rocky Mountain $204 $193 $011
West Coast $253 $283 -$030NATIONAL AVERAGE $219 $191 $028
7
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
8
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 3 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
8
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel
Table 6 shows the prices from Table 5 converted to $diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) for easy comparison with diesel prices
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary CNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate GGE or DGE for the actual gas being sold
The prices shown in Table 6 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period CNG cost about $014 less than diesel on a per DGE basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for CNG that are lower
than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any CNG data
points in the current report
FIGURE 4 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
CNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average CNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 6Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionCNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $284 $282 $002
Central Atlantic $264 $262 $002
Lower Atlantic $216 $244 -$028
Midwest $230 $252 -$022
Gulf Coast $229 $227 $002
Rocky Mountain $231 $244 -$013
West Coast $286 $333 -$047NATIONAL AVERAGE $247 $261 -$014
9
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 5 HISTORICAL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
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12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
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Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
10
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Relative to Diesel
The prices shown in Table 7 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
In this map negative numbers represent prices for LNG that are lower
than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did
not have any LNG data points in the current report
FIGURE 6 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
LNG Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
DGE = diesel gallon equivalent Negative numbers represent average LNG prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
LNG prices in Table 7 were obtained from the ldquoprice at the pumprdquo given in $diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) and averaged for each region
As with other fuels the energy content of natural gas can vary LNG dispensers are calibrated for local gas compositions and dispense an accurate DGE for the actual gas being sold
On average during this reporting period LNG cost about $012 more than diesel on a per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) basis
TABLE 7Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionLNG Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England --- $282 ---
Central Atlantic --- $262 ---
Lower Atlantic $286 $244 $042
Midwest $260 $252 $008
Gulf Coast $280 $227 $053
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $270 $333 -$063NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $261 $012
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
11
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cont
FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
NOTE While LNG data had not been shown in a separate section in this report prior to the July 2016 issue we do have a record of historical prices submitted by Clean Cities coordinators We have therefore included Figure 7 showing historical LNG vs Diesel prices as well as Table 12d comparing LNG prices submitted for this report and the prior report
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
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16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
12
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline
Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol
E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as (70)(E100 energy content) + (30)(E0 energy content) to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today
The prices shown in Table 8 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period E85 cost about $016 less than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for a $GGE comparison
In this map negative numbers represent prices for E85 that are
lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any E85 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 8 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR ETHANOL (E85) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
E85 Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 8Ethanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionE85 Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $283 $202 $081
Central Atlantic $209 $206 $003
Lower Atlantic $171 $179 -$008
Midwest $164 $171 -$007
Gulf Coast $162 $164 -$002
Rocky Mountain $180 $193 -$013
West Coast $231 $283 -$052NATIONAL AVERAGE $175 $191 -$016
13
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
13
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Ethanol (E85) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 9 HISTORICAL ETHANOL (E85) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
14
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
Propane prices in this report are from both private fleet refueling stations and public refueling sites that can provide propane for vehicles and for other uses7
On average during this reporting period propane cost about $081 more than gasoline on a per (liquid) gallon basis See page 27 for $GGE
The prices shown in Table 9 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note The AFPR is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported in the AFPR by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers Contract prices will vary depending on fleet size and amount of fuel to be purchased distance from the supplier region of the country and other factors
7 Because many propane retailers provide fuel for non-vehicle uses (camping stoves gas grills etc) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has worked with suppliers to clarify the differences On the Alternative Fuels Data Center Station Locator website (httpwwwafdcenergygovlocatorstations) each public propane station is designated as a ldquoprimaryrdquo or ldquosecondaryrdquo service type Both types are able to fuel vehicles however stations designated as ldquoprimaryrdquo have indicated they have facilities and billing procedures specifically designed for vehicle customers They may also offer special vehicle pricing and most accept major credit cards similar to traditional gasolinediesel retailers Propane pricing reported here reflects a sampling of both primary and secondary stations
In this map negative numbers represent prices for propane that are lower than gasoline on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a
color did not have any propane data points in the current report
FIGURE 10 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR PROPANE (LPG) RELATIVE TO GASOLINE
LPG Price DifferenceRelative to Gasoline
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $gal basis
TABLE 9Propane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by RegionLPG Prices Gasoline Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $274 $202 $072
Central Atlantic $251 $206 $045
Lower Atlantic $274 $179 $095
Midwest $264 $171 $093
Gulf Coast $259 $164 $095
Rocky Mountain $298 $193 $105
West Coast $287 $283 $004NATIONAL AVERAGE $273 $191 $081
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
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20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
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Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
15
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline cont
FIGURE 11 HISTORICAL PROPANE (LPG) PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
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26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
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28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
16
B20 is a blend of 20 biodiesel and 80 conventional diesel B20 contains only about 2 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel Conversion factors for calculating B20 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 10 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
Note B20 prices in many regions track closely with diesel prices
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B20 that are
lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with a color did not have any B20 data
points in the current report
FIGURE 12 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B20) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B20 Price DifferenceRelative to Diesel
On average during this reporting period B20 cost $025 less than diesel on a per gallon basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal basis
TABLE 10Biodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by RegionB20 Prices Diesel Prices Price
Region ($gal) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $230 $282 -$052
Central Atlantic $231 $262 -$031
Lower Atlantic $183 $244 -$061
Midwest $236 $252 -$016
Gulf Coast $223 $227 -$004
Rocky Mountain $259 $244 $015
West Coast $282 $333 -$051NATIONAL AVERAGE $236 $261 -$025
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B20) Relative to Diesel
17
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
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Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B20 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B20) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
18
Biodiesel Blends Biodiesel (B99B100) Relative to Diesel
B100 contains about 10 less energy (Btus) per volume than 100 diesel
Conversion factors for calculating B100 prices on a GGE and DGE basis can be found on page 26
The prices shown in Table 11 were submitted by Clean Cities coordinators fuel providers and other stakeholders on a voluntary basis between April 1 and April 15 2020
On average during this reporting period B99B100 cost about $090 more than diesel on a per gallon basis
In this map negative numbers represent prices for B99B100 that
are lower than diesel on a per gallon basis States not highlighted with
a color did not have any B99B100 data points in the current report
FIGURE 14 PRICE DIFFERENTIALS BY STATE FOR BIODIESEL (B99B100) RELATIVE TO DIESEL
B99B100 Price Difference
Relative to Diesel
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $gal
TABLE 11Biodiesel (B99B100) and DieselAverage Retail Prices by Region
B99B100 Prices Diesel Prices PriceRegion ($gal) ($gal) Difference
New England $266 $282 -$016
Central Atlantic $217 $262 -$045
Lower Atlantic $383 $244 $139
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $389 $227 $162
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $398 $333 $065NATIONAL AVERAGE $351 $261 $090
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
19
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Biodiesel Blends B99B100 Relative to Diesel cont
FIGURE 15 HISTORICAL BIODIESEL (B99B100) PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
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Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
20
Renewable Diesel Relative to Diesel (California only)
FIGURE 16 HISTORICAL RENEWABLE DIESEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL (CALIFORNIA DATA ONLY)
Renewable diesel is a biomass-derived transportation fuel that is chemically similar to petroleum diesel and is suitable for use in conventional diesel engines It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States Renewable diesel is produced through various processes such as hydrotreating gasification pyrolysis and other thermochemical and biochemical means and can be made from lipids and cellulosic biomass (such as crop residues woody biomass and dedicated energy crops)
Since January 2017 Clean Cities coordinators have been recording and submitting prices for renewable diesel During 2017 coordinators reported a total of 3 prices from stations in Oregon and 67 prices from California Since 2018 all of the renewable diesel prices reported have been from California so we are presenting renewable diesel prices compared to California average diesel prices rather than to national average diesel prices The number of renewable diesel prices reported has been increasing from 10 in January 2017 to a peak of 38 in January 2020 For the April 2020 report coordinators reported 36 renewable diesel prices
National Renewable Energy Laboratory httpsafdcenergygovfuelsemerging_hydrocarbonhtml
21
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Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous ReportsThe following graphs illustrate historical prices for the alternative fuels included in the Alternative Fuel Price Report from 2011 to the present relative to gasoline and diesel Compressed natural gas (in GGE) propane and ethanol (E85) have been graphed against gasoline prices while compressed natural gas (in DGE) liquefied natural gas (in DGE) and biodiesel blends (B20 and B99B100) have been graphed against diesel prices
FIGURE 17 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS GASOLINE
FIGURE 18 ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICES VERSUS DIESEL
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
22
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last ReportThe following tables summarize the average retail prices submitted for this report by region and compare them to prices submitted for the January 2020 Alternative Fuel Price Report It should be noted that a portion of the price changes may be attributed to differing sample sizes and locations between the two reports
GASOLINE ($ per gallon)
DIESEL ($ per gallon)
CNG ($ per GGE)
TABLE 12b
LNG ($ per DGE)
TABLE 12b - Diesel PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $316 $282 -$034 -1076Central Atlantic $295 $262 -$033 -1119
Lower Atlantic $295 $244 -$051 -1729Midwest $295 $252 -$043 -1458Gulf Coast $268 $227 -$041 -1530Rocky Mountain $291 $244 -$047 -1615West Coast $379 $333 -$046 -1214
NATIONAL AVERAGE $305 $261 -$044 -1443
TABLE 12a - Gasoline PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $269 $202 -$067 -2491Central Atlantic $255 $206 -$049 -1922
Lower Atlantic $247 $179 -$068 -2753Midwest $242 $171 -$071 -2934Gulf Coast $220 $164 -$056 -2545Rocky Mountain $263 $193 -$070 -2662West Coast $347 $283 -$064 -1844
NATIONAL AVERAGE $259 $191 -$068 -2625
TABLE 12c - CNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $262 $251 -$011 -420Central Atlantic $227 $234 $007 308Lower Atlantic $206 $191 -$015 -728
Midwest $203 $204 $001 049Gulf Coast $215 $203 -$012 -558Rocky Mountain $194 $204 $010 515West Coast $247 $253 $006 243
NATIONAL AVERAGE $218 $219 $001 046
TABLE 12d - LNG PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England --- --- --- ---Central Atlantic --- --- --- ---Lower Atlantic $287 $286 -$001 -035Midwest $303 $260 -$043 -1419Gulf Coast $282 $280 -$002 -071Rocky Mountain --- --- --- ---West Coast $267 $270 $003 112
NATIONAL AVERAGE $277 $273 -$004 -144
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
23
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices This Report Versus Last Report cont
ETHANOL (E85)
($ per gallon)
PROPANE ($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB20
($ per gallon)
BIODIESELB99B100
($ per gallon)
TABLE 12e - E85 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $288 $283 -$005 -174Central Atlantic $239 $209 -$030 -1255Lower Atlantic $229 $171 -$058 -2533Midwest $218 $164 -$054 -2477Gulf Coast $209 $162 -$047 -2249Rocky Mountain $236 $180 -$056 -2373West Coast $297 $231 -$066 -2222NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $175 -$053 -2325
TABLE 12f - Propane PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $293 $274 -$019 -648Central Atlantic $256 $251 -$005 -195Lower Atlantic $259 $274 $015 579Midwest $272 $264 -$008 -294Gulf Coast $262 $259 -$003 -115Rocky Mountain $312 $298 -$014 -449West Coast $297 $287 -$010 -337NATIONAL AVERAGE $279 $273 -$006 -215
TABLE 12g - B20 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $268 $230 -$038 -1418Central Atlantic $285 $231 -$054 -1895Lower Atlantic $249 $183 -$066 -2651Midwest $276 $236 -$040 -1449Gulf Coast $254 $223 -$031 -1220Rocky Mountain $320 $259 -$061 -1906West Coast $328 $282 -$046 -1402NATIONAL AVERAGE $289 $236 -$053 -1834
TABLE 12h - B99B100 PricesJanuary 2020 April 2020 Difference in $ Difference in
New England $295 $266 -$029 -983Central Atlantic $273 $217 -$056 -2051Lower Atlantic $386 $383 -$003 -078Midwest --- --- --- ---Gulf Coast $389 $389 $000 000Rocky Mountain $315 --- --- ---West Coast $414 $398 -$016 -386NATIONAL AVERAGE $372 $351 -$021 -565
LPG
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
24
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling StationsThe tables below summarize average retail fuel prices contained in this report sorted by type of refueling station ie ldquoprivaterdquo or ldquopublicrdquo The stations classified as ldquopublicrdquo are open to the general public The majority of the stations classified as ldquoprivaterdquo are operated by state or local government agencies transit agencies utility districts colleges or universities or military facilities They serve the host agencyrsquos fleets and may have contractual or other arrangements in place to sell fuel to other government agencies andor selected other fleets In some cases contracts may include billing accounting or fleet service management fees that are rolled into the price of the fuel
For this report there were 4539 prices submitted from ldquopublicrdquo refueling stations and 321 prices submitted from ldquoprivaterdquo refueling stations for a total of 4860 prices This includes a small number of data points that were submitted for alternative fuel blends that are not widely used such as E15ndashE50 B5 B10 B50 hydrogen and renewable diesel
As with the other prices in this report these prices include state and federal taxes as described in the Methodology section of this document
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13a - GasolineAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $149 $209
Central Atlantic $202 $206
Lower Atlantic $168 $179
Midwest $144 $172
Gulf Coast --- $164
Rocky Mountain --- $193
West Coast $231 $291NATIONAL AVERAGE $188 $192
TABLE 13b - DieselAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $240 $289
Central Atlantic $225 $278
Lower Atlantic $207 $245
Midwest $181 $253
Gulf Coast --- $227
Rocky Mountain --- $244
West Coast $254 $337NATIONAL AVERAGE $222 $263
TABLE 13c - Natural Gas (CNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($GGE)
Private PublicNew England $163 $269
Central Atlantic $221 $239
Lower Atlantic $086 $196
Midwest $187 $206
Gulf Coast $188 $204
Rocky Mountain $160 $211
West Coast $174 $268NATIONAL AVERAGE $186 $224
TABLE 13d - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($DGE)
Private PublicNew England --- ---
Central Atlantic --- ---
Lower Atlantic --- $286
Midwest --- $260
Gulf Coast --- $280
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $189 $335NATIONAL AVERAGE $189 $302
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
25
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations cont
--- indicates no data points were submitted for this region
TABLE 13e - Ethanol (E85)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $283
Central Atlantic $195 $212
Lower Atlantic $187 $170
Midwest $181 $163
Gulf Coast $290 $161
Rocky Mountain --- $180
West Coast $223 $231NATIONAL AVERAGE $193 $175
TABLE 13f - PropaneAverage Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $130 $278
Central Atlantic $133 $286
Lower Atlantic $166 $278
Midwest $189 $269
Gulf Coast $125 $267
Rocky Mountain --- $298
West Coast $252 $289NATIONAL AVERAGE $170 $280
TABLE 13g - Biodiesel (B20)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England $219 $244
Central Atlantic $220 $272
Lower Atlantic $149 $253
Midwest $231 $236
Gulf Coast --- $223
Rocky Mountain --- $259
West Coast $252 $284NATIONAL AVERAGE $210 $251
TABLE 13h - Biodiesel (B99B100)Average Retail Price by Refueling Station Type ($gal)
Private PublicNew England --- $266
Central Atlantic $160 $272
Lower Atlantic $400 $375
Midwest --- ---
Gulf Coast --- $389
Rocky Mountain --- ---
West Coast $430 $392NATIONAL AVERAGE $330 $357
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
26
Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
8 httpstedbornlgov9 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative Fuels Data Center the energy content of common gasoline baseline references (E0 E10 and indolene) varies between 112114 and 116090 Btugal We chose 114300 Btugal for the E10 energy content consistent with the Transportation Energy Data Book energy content of CNG in GGEs See next footnote10 (566 lbs of CNGGGE) x (20200 Btulb) = 114332 rounded to 11430011 Most gasoline available throughout the United States today is a blend of 90 gasoline and up to 10 ethanol or E10 Additionally the E85 that is sold in the United States today actually contains on average approximately 70 ethanol E85 energy content for this report is therefore calculated as [(70) x (E100 energy content)] + [(30) x (E0 energy content)] to more closely reflect the actual energy content of E85 fuel available today12 See footnote 11 above13 In July 2016 at its annual meeting the National Conference of Weights and Measures voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) as an authorized method of measuring natural gas sold as a vehicle fuel 1 DGE means 6059 lbs of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or 6384 lbs of compressed natural gas (CNG)
Fuel Lower Heating ValueGasoline (E0) 115400 BTUgal
Gasoline (E10)9 114300 BTUgal
Diesel 128700 BTUgal
Biodiesel (B100) 117100 BTUgal
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)10 114300 BTUGGE
Ethanol (E100) 75700 BTUgal
Propane 83500 BTUgal
TABLE 14 Lower Heating Values
Conversion to GGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $GGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of gasoline (E10) BTUgal of alternative fuel
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $GGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 15 For example if the price of B20 is $300gal the $GGE is ($300gal) x 90 = $270gal
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 090
Biodiesel (B100) 098
CNG 100
Ethanol (E85)11 130
LNG 089
Propane 137
TABLE 15 Conversion Factors $gal to $GGE
Fuel Conversion Factor
Biodiesel (B20) 102
Biodiesel (B100) 110
CNG 113
Ethanol (E85)12 147
LNG13 100
Propane 154
TABLE 16 Conversion Factors $gal to $DGE
Conversion factors used to establish prices in dollars per gasoline gallon equivalent ($GGE) and dollars per diesel gallon equivalent ($DGE) were developed using the lower heating values from the Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 37 Table B48 and are listed to the left
In the case of CNG prices are provided to us in GGE so no conversion is necessary The representative heating value of CNG is provided in Table 14 as a reference
Conversion to DGE
The conversion factor used to convert the price of an alternative fuel from $gallon to $DGE is determined as follows
Conversion factor = BTUgal of diesel BTUgal of alternative fuel
For example the conversion factor used to convert a B100 price from $gal to $DGE is determined as follows
128700 BTUgal of diesel = 1099 rounded to 110 117100 BTUgal of B100
To calculate the price of an alternative fuel in $DGE multiply the price per gallon of the alternative fuel by the relevant conversion factor from Table 16 For example if the price of B100 is given as $300gal the $DGE is ($300gal) x 110 = $330DGE
27
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
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CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
Comparison of Prices on an Energy-Equivalent BasisThe following tables compare prices for E85 propane B20 and B99B100 to conventional fuels (gasoline and diesel) on an energy-equivalent basis (Natural gas is generally sold in gasoline gallon equivalents or diesel gallon equivalents so the natural gas ldquoprice at the pumprdquo can be directly compared to the price of the corresponding conventional fuel as shown in Tables 5 6 and 7)
Negative numbers represent average E85 prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average propane prices that are lower than gasoline on a $GGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B20 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
Negative numbers represent average B99B100 prices that are lower than diesel on a $DGE basis
TABLE 17aEthanol (E85) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
E85 PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $368 $202 $166
Central Atlantic $272 $206 $066
Lower Atlantic $222 $179 $043
Midwest $213 $171 $042
Gulf Coast $211 $164 $047
Rocky Mountain $234 $193 $041
West Coast $300 $283 $017NATIONAL AVERAGE $228 $191 $037
TABLE 17bPropane (LPG) and Gasoline
Average Retail Prices by Region (GGE)
LPG PricesGasoline
Prices PriceRegion ($GGE) ($gal) Difference
New England $375 $202 $173
Central Atlantic $344 $206 $138
Lower Atlantic $375 $179 $196
Midwest $362 $171 $191
Gulf Coast $355 $164 $191
Rocky Mountain $408 $193 $215
West Coast $393 $283 $110NATIONAL AVERAGE $374 $191 $183
TABLE 17cBiodiesel (B20) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region
B20 PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $235 $282 -$047
Central Atlantic $236 $262 -$026
Lower Atlantic $187 $244 -$057
Midwest $241 $252 -$011
Gulf Coast $227 $227 $000
Rocky Mountain $264 $244 $020
West Coast $288 $333 -$045NATIONAL AVERAGE $241 $261 -$020
TABLE 17dBiodiesel (B99B100) and Diesel
Average Retail Prices by Region (DGE)B99B100
PricesDiesel Prices Price
Region ($DGE) ($gal) DifferenceNew England $293 $282 $011
Central Atlantic $239 $262 -$023
Lower Atlantic $421 $244 $177
Midwest --- $252 ---
Gulf Coast $428 $227 $201
Rocky Mountain --- $244 ---
West Coast $438 $333 $105NATIONAL AVERAGE $386 $261 $125
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-
CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE REPORT APRIL 2020
28
AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge all of the contributors from the Clean Cities community who have provided prices for this report we sincerely appreciate your continued dedication to the success of this report The authors would also like to acknowledge the continued support of DOE for developing this report
Would You Like to ParticipateIf you would like to provide prices for alternative fuels in your region and be part of the data collection effort for this report or if you have any questions please contact
US DOE Clean CitiesEE-3V1000 Independence Avenue SWWashington DC 20585Phone 202-586-6459afpralleghenystcom
DISCLAIMERThis document highlights work sponsored by agencies of the US Government Neither the US Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty express or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information apparatus product or process disclosed or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or ser-vice by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by the US Govern-ment or any agency thereof The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Government or any agency thereof
For more information on this and other Clean Cities publications visit wwwcleancitiesenergygov or contact the Clean Cities Technical Response Service at 800-254-6735
- CNG (Relative to Gasoline)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Gasoline
- CNG (Relative to Diesel)
- Historical CNG Prices vs Diesel
- Ethanol (E85)
- Historical Ethanol Prices vs Gasoline
- Propane (LPG) Relative to Gasoline
- Historical Propane (LPG) Prices vs Gasoline
- Historical B20 Prices vs Diesel
- Biodiesel Blends B99B100
- Historical B99B100 Prices vs Diesel
- Illustration of Conversion Factors for Fuels
- Summary of Current Report Information
- Gasoline and Diesel Prices Clean Cities and EIA Data
- Methodology
- Comparison of Prices This Report vs Last Report
- Acknowledgements
- Welcome to the July 2015 issue
- Price Comparison by Region for Public amp Private Refueling Stations
- Historical Alternative Fuel Prices from Previous Reports
-