EPA Issues 2026 Allowances for Hydrofluorocarbons
EPA has issued calendar year 2026 allowances for the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons, according to a Federal Register notice to be published Nov. 20. This issuance is in accordance with EPA regulations per the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which directs EPA by Oct. 1 of each calendar year to determine the quantity of production and consumption allowances for the following calendar year, EPA said.
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Per the phasedown schedule for hydrofluorocarbons for 2026, total production allowances may not exceed 229,521,263 metric tons of exchange value equivalent, and total consumption allowances may not exceed 181,522,990 MTEVe.
EPA also said it is providing notice of separate agency actions "taken to establish administrative consequences for specific entities. These previously finalized actions withheld, retired, or revoked the identified entities' newly issued calendar year 2026 allowances in accordance with the administrative consequence regulatory provisions," EPA said.