Over 250 groups and companies sent a letter to Congressional leaders today calling on support for S. 5145, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. ACE CEO Brian Jennings issued the following…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted feedback Friday to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) request for comment on implementation of the new clean fuel tax credit (§45Z) contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). ACE CEO Brian Jennings’ comments to the IRS highlight ACE’s steadfast involvement in how the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers can further contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Following approval in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, President Biden today signed into law legislation adopting the terms of a contract negotiated among freight railroads and most of their unions in September, ahead of the Dec. 9 deadline to reach an agreement before the labor union workers promised to strike.   “The American Coalition for Ethanol thanks President Biden for…

Today, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan legislation to avoid a national rail strike after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Nov. 30. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature just ahead of the Dec. 9 deadline to reach an agreement before the labor union workers promised to strike.   “About 70-75 percent of all ethanol that is produced in the U.S. moves by railroad,…

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed multi-year Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years. The proposal also implements the remaining 250 million gallons in remanded volumes by the DC Circuit Court in 2017. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings issued the following reaction: “This proposed…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) thanks Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) for their leadership and support in introducing the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.…

In written comments submitted yesterday, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty utilized his fuel retailing expertise and input from retailers to share feedback with the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on implementation of funds for biofuel infrastructure under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Section 22003 of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed its application period for the latest round of the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP), which provides $100 million in grants to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of equipment for station owners to add or upgrade equipment and sell higher ethanol blends like E15 and E85. This round of funding is separate from the $500 million provided…

Yesterday, Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, the American Coalition for Ethanol, and National Farmers Union filed a motion to intervene in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to deny 69 petitions from refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for one or more of…

Today, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advocating for robust and expanded blending targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to build upon the positive contributions and emission reductions of conventional biofuels, particularly given the recent incentives and investments that…