The Renewable Fuels Association was in San Diego, California this week at the annual conference of the California Fuels and Convenience Alliance (CFCA) talking with retailers about the details of selling E15, now that a technicality in last year’s legislation to allow the lower cost fuel has been fixed. RFA has been front-and-center at the CFCA trade show with an …
Study Says Gas Prices Would be Higher Without Ethanol
Nationwide regular gasoline prices over Labor Day weekend 2026 set a new holiday record and crossed $4 per gallon for the first time on Labor Day, but they would be higher if not for ethanol, according to a new study just completed for the Renewable Fuels Association. Prepared by George Hoekstra, a 35-year veteran of the petroleum refining industry, the …
E15 Could be Iowa’s Top-Selling Fuel in 2026
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is projecting that E15 will top E10 to be the number one fuel in Iowa by the end of this year. “It will be close, but E15 is on track to become Iowa’s top-selling fuel for 2026,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw. “With 46 million gallons in August, Iowa drivers are …
Ethanol Report from the 2026 Farm Progress Show
The 2026 Farm Progress Show kicked off September 1 in Boone, Iowa with breaking news for the ethanol industry. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new small refinery exemptions for the 2025 compliance year, along with a plan to reallocate the lost volume. And second, breaking in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, California lawmakers passed a fix to …
RFA Preparing California Retailers for E15
The Renewable Fuels Association is ready to work on educating California fuel retailers again, now that the E15 Clean-Up Act has been passed by the state legislature, paving the way to finally allow sales of the lower-cost, lower-carbon transportation fuel. RFA’s Robert White says the bill, which allows retailers to use existing vapor recovery equipment to dispense E15 if the …
California Passes E15 Clean-Up Legislation
California’s E15 Clean-Up Act (SB 795) cleared the California Legislature unanimously late last night and is headed to Governor Newsom’s desk. The bill removes the vapor-recovery-equipment barrier that has prevented California retailers from actually dispensing E15, but additional regulatory action by CARB and the State Fire Marshal still remain before motorists can finally be free to buy E15. “The passage …
California E15 Dreaming Continues
The California legislature is considering a bill that would finally allow E15 to be sold in the state, nearly a year after lawmakers unanimously passed and the governor signed legislation in 2025 allowing those sales. But it must be passed by midnight tonight when the legislative session comes to a close. The E15 Clean-Up Act (Calif. SB 795) was amended …
DOE Report Shows E15 Savings
A report published by the Department of Energy found that E15 prices in April were up to $0.47 per gallon less than standard E10 gasoline on average, an 11.5 percent discount. The DOE report, which is based on actual pricing data collected from the marketplace, also showed E15 costs 8 percent less at the pump on an energy basis—meaning drivers …
ACE Grassroots and Paul Dana Awards
At its 39th annual conference last week in Minneapolis, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) presented awards honoring those who have given outstanding service to the ethanol industry. Kenton Johnson, CEO of Granite Falls Energy & Heron Lake BioEnergy, was recognized with the organization’s Grassroots award who epitomize ACE’s efforts from the ground up. The strength of ACE is found …
EPA Extends Waiver for E15 Through September 15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver that will increase the nation’s gasoline supply and help lower prices for American families, ending the summertime fuel blend requirement and extending the existing waiver to allow lower-cost E15 fuel blends in the summer months through September 15. Beginning on September 1, 2026, EPA’s waivers will …