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E15 Rising: Follow These 4 Developments to Appraise the Fuel’s Future

Sponsored content from our partner Source North America on Mar. 05, 2021

There are several indicators that sales of E15 could experience a dramatic upswing, perhaps even replace E10. Here are four E15 developments that convenience-store retailers should keep an eye on to gauge its expansion.

1. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed revisions to UST equipment compatibility regulations and dispenser labeling requirements that would create more opportunity for E15.

The proposed changes would repeal the dispenser labels that warn motorists of E15’s potential damage to incompatible vehicles, which may be deterring customers from purchasing E15. The amended rulemaking would also loosen UST compatibility requirements.

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4. Individual states are also throwing their support behind ethanol.

Iowa is considering a proposal to set its own renewable fuel standard that would require cstores to offer fuel with higher levels of ethanol and biodiesel. Minnesota has introduced legislation that would raise the state’s ethanol standard from 10% to 15%. Florida approved a bill to fund petroleum system repairs or preventive measures up to $500,000 per year to ensure compatibility with ethanol or biodiesel.

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