ACE CEO Brian Jennings
“We expect positive news on the RFS front, strong blending volumes. I think the big question is how much of the small refinery exemptions that they granted over the 2023 to 2025 compliance years are reallocated,” said Jennings at the group’s annual fly-in this week. “And the EPA has said they’d entertain fully reallocating those gallons, which is what we would prefer. But the media reports lately have been indicating it’s going to be something less than 100% reallocation, probably more than half, but less than 100%. So a little clarity on that would be helpful to know.”
While getting a legislative fix to allow E15 sales in the summertime has been the big focus for agriculture and biofuels on Capitol Hill this week, Jennings says summer is getting very close. “Despite the fact that by far our top priority is for Congress to enact a permanent solution for E15, the conditions are very ripe in the marketplace right now for another emergency waiver if the Trump administration feels like Congress is not getting its job done. And as we get sort of dangerously close to the summer driving season, there is an expectation that the EPA and or the White House would make this the 5th consecutive year 2026 of these temporary emergency waivers for E-15. So that could be part of something that’s announced next week, too.”
Listen to an interview with Jennings from the ACE DC Fly-in here:
Brian Jennings, ACE CEO (8:34)