Fair access to foreign markets and increased incorporation in U.S. international energy engagements will grow American agriculture and give American ethanol producers greater access to global markets. Current trade negotiations could eliminate unfair trade practices and build upon U.S. ethanol’s robust trade surplus.

Resolving tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, including inaccurate carbon intensity scores, will help U.S. exporters satisfy growing ethanol demand across the globe.

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In 1990, Congress specified that fuel with 10% ethanol (E10) could be sold year-round to encourage the use of ethanol-blended fuels, which save consumers money and burn cleaner than fuels without ethanol. However, the waiver Congress granted for E10 predated the introduction of higher ethanol blends like E15. E15 has an even lower Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) than E10, meaning it has lower evaporative emissions than standard E10 fuel. This means that despite having lower emissions than E10, E15 cannot be sold in most states during the summer months, except temporarily through emergency waivers.

As a result of emergency waivers and other EPA regulatory action from 2019-2025, consumers saved 10-30 cents per gallon by choosing E15, with some locations offering E15 for over $1 per gallon less than E10.

Passing legislation to allow E15 to be sold year-round would increase availability and save consumers money. If we made E15 the standard fuel in the U.S., we could save $20 billion+ in fuel costs each year.

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The 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit provides a tax credit for low emissions fuels that have a carbon intensity (CI) score below a baseline level (50 kgCO2e/MMBTU). This incentive is critical to ensure we maintain our dominant position as the world’s top biofuel producer, provide new income opportunities for growers in an ailing farm economy, and ensure U.S. leadership in liquid fuels for light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and marine vessels.

This pro-growth tax policy will unlock billions of dollars in new investments in U.S. clean energy innovation.

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E15 is a gasoline blend that contains more than 10% and up to 15% ethanol.

It saves consumers money, burns cleaner than regular fuel, drives farm income, and can be used in 96% of all light-duty vehicles on the road today.

As a result of the temporary waivers issued in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 many consumers choosing E15 experienced average cost savings between 10 and 30 cents per gallon during the summer driving season, with some locations offering over $1 off per gallon when compared to E10.

Making E15 available year-round — and making it the standard fuel nationwide — could:
• SAVE more than $20 BILLION in annual fuel costs.
• PUT $36.3 BILLION in additional income into American households.
• SUPPORT 188,000 new U.S. jobs.
• GENERATE $66.3 BILLION in U.S. GDP.
• INCREASE corn demand by about 2.3 BILLION BUSHELS per year.

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For 20 years, the RFS has been a bedrock policy that supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs, provides more affordable fuel options at the pump for American drivers, enhances American energy and national security, and reduces emissions.

However, EPA still has to address almost 200 pending small refinery exemption (SRE) requests. Congress intended for SREs to be granted sparingly, as a temporary measure, and only when a refiner demonstrates “disproportionate economic hardship” in complying with the RFS. EPA should treat SREs as extraordinary measures that require a high standard of proof, consistent with the law. EPA should forecast any potential 2026 and 2027 exemptions as part of the final RVO to ensure we blend the full volume of required renewable fuel each year, as the Trump Administration did in 2020. A robust RVO, as currently proposed, supports rural economic growth, energy security and lowers fuel costs for all drivers.

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Your guide for advocating for year-round E15

This toolkit is intended to serve as a member resource — whether you’re looking for tactics or language to use during plant tours, local town halls, stakeholder meetings, or media engagements — this document contains everything you need to effectively advocate for permanent, year-round access to E15 in all states. It includes talking points, sample social media content, and background information, to help ensure a consistent and compelling message across all outreach efforts.

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Learn more about bioethanol’s role in reducing emissions, creating jobs, lowering costs, fostering energy independence, and enhancing engine performance.

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UNL88 is Gaining Quick Traction in the Marketplace.

Today, there are more than 4,300 retail locations in 34 states selling E15 at a price point up to a dollar cheaper per gallon than regular gasoline.

The vast majority of these locations are selling UNL88 (E15) along with E85 at blender pumps and making both available at nearly every dispensing location.

MOVERS. Major retailers selling or committed to selling E15 include: Sheetz, Thorntons, Kum & Go, bp, Maverik, Love’s, Circle K, RaceTrac, Kwik Trip, Cenex, Casey’s, Rutters, Pump & Pantry, NUVU Fuels, United Dairy Farmers, QuikTrip, Sinclair, Minnoco, Protec Fuel, Royal Farms, Murphy USA, and Family Express.

LOCATION. These retailers are not exclusively in the rural Midwest. Many of these retailers are in major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Louisville, Raleigh-Durham, and San Antonio.

VOLUME. The average convenience store sells 1 million gallons of gasoline per year on average, while the bulk of the retailers involved in the industry-sponsored Prime the Pump program sell 2.8 million gallons per year on average — nearly 3 times as much volume as the traditional retailer.

BLEND. The retailer partners are seeing an average bioethanol blend rate that easily exceeds 10 percent, pushing beyond the so-called 10 percent blend wall.

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Biofuels Retail Tax Incentive: Support Indiana Agriculture

• Ethanol sales alone accounted for nearly $3 billion annually. The farm gate value of corn
  purchased is nearly $2 billion.
• Indiana ethanol producers create co-products like 3.2 million tons of high-protein animal
  feed, 180 million pounds of industrial corn oil, beverage grade CO2, purified alcohol, hand
  sanitizer and other cleaning agents.
• $1.85B of economic activity in Indiana is supported by biodiesel production.
• Indiana ranks No. 6 in soybean production with nearly 300 million pounds of Indiana’s
  soybean oil going to biodiesel production annually.

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