Release date: February 2006

Section 206(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), which was signed into law August 8, 2005, provides:

(d) Renewable Fuel Inventory. - Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing - (1) an inventory of renewable fuels available for consumers; and (2) a projection of future inventories of renewable fuels based on the incentives provided in this section.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), with the agreement of the Department, interpreted section 206(d) as calling for a listing of the types of renewable fuels available today, and a listing of those that will be available in the future based on the incentives provided in section 206(d). This report provides that information, and also provides information concerning renewable energy equipment and renewable energy consumption. EIA did not interpret section 206(d) as calling for a calculation of the total availability of various types of renewable fuels, because there is no way to reasonably determine the quantities for many types of renewable fuels such as sunlight or biomass.