SOURCE: Growth Energy
April 15, 2024
BY Growth Energy
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American drivers could collectively save more than $110 million this Memorial Day weekend if they filled up with E15—a more affordable fuel option made with 15% ethanol—instead of ordinary fuel, according to Growth Energy.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on May 14 confirmed the agency will “over the next few months” be completing a rulemaking process to set new Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligations (RVOs).
E15 presents a huge opportunity to boost the rural economy and lower prices at the pump. Growth Energy with champions in Congress to provide a legislative solution to year-round sales.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced on April 30 that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board has approved an additional 95 applications to support new and expanded ethanol infrastructure projects.
On April 15, Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program awarded almost $1 million in grants to add E15 to 94 Iowa retail fuel sites throughout the state, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.