Kinder Morgan (KMI) announced the receipt of the necessary commercial commitments to move forward with the permitting and construction of a renewable diesel hub in Southern California.
Once constructed, the Southern California renewable diesel hub will enable customers to aggregate renewable diesel batches (R99) in the Los Angeles area and move them on SFPP, L.P.’s pipeline system, to the high-demand markets in Colton (inland Empire) and Mission Valley (San Diego), creating up to 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) of blended diesel throughput capacity at its truck racks with the ability to expand in the future. This Southern California renewable diesel hub and the previously announced Northern California renewable diesel hub collectively represent an investment by KMI of more than $50 million in the distribution of renewable fuels in California, just over half of which was contemplated in the 2022 budget.
“We are pleased to be constructing these hub projects to expand ou