The Alternative Fuels Portal (AFP) and the LCFS Credit Banking and Transfer System (LRT‐CBTS) are two of the modules that
make up the LCFS database management system. Not depicted here is the Verification module, which will provide access to
participant data for LCFS‐accredited Verification Bodies.
The AFP facilitates the application process to obtain a certified CI score. Applicants for Tier 1 and Tier 2 pathways, which rely
on site‐specific data, use this portal to submit their CI calculator and supplemental information.
All Lookup Table CI values were historically obtained through the LRT‐CBTS. Beginning in 2019, all applicants for Hydrogen
Lookup Table pathways will apply through the AFP, along with applicants for the Zero‐CI Electricity Lookup Table pathway.
Entities seeking any other Lookup Table pathway, including CARBOB, ULSD, California Average Grid Electricity, CNG, LPG, and
Smart Charging or Smart Electrolysis, do not need to register in the AFP and will continue to use the LRT‐CBTS.
The LRT‐CBTS is designed specifically to facilitate reporting and credit banking and transfers. Beginning in 2019 it will also be
able to process project‐based crediting and ZEV infrastructure crediting applications.
Entity requirements and responsibilities are defined by the role each entity plays. An entity may have multiple roles in the
LCFS, such as an alternative liquid fuel producer may be a Fuel Pathway applicant, but because this entity also reports and
generates credits, they are a fuel reporting entity as well. A hydrogen station owner who generates infrastructure credits must
also be a fuel reporting entity (to report the quantity of fuel dispensed); this entity may also be a pathway holder, or another
entity could have taken the responsibilities of applying for and maintaining the pathway. All fuel pathway applicants become
fuel pathway holders once their CI is certified; they must annually demonstrate that the pathway remains valid.
Note that applications for carbon capture and sequestration may be approved through the:
• AFP (fuel pathway‐based crediting) if the capture occurs within the process of an alternative fuel pathway, e.g., CO
2
from
ethanol fermentation
• LRT (project‐based crediting) if the capture is associated with crude oil production (Innovative Crude provisions) or a
petroleum refinery (Refinery Investment Credit provisions), or by direct air capture (not associated with any fuel; may be
credited as a stand‐alone project).
To access the LRT‐CBTS and AFP, please see https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/lcfsrt/index.html?aspxerrorpath=/lcfsrt/Login.aspx.
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