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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Homegrown American ethanol holds down gas prices, strengthens our domestic energy production, brings jobs and prosperity to rural America, and delivers cleaner air.

Below are specific policy priorities that can lead America into a stronger, cleaner, and more prosperous future.

Reduce Fuel Prices with E15

Rebuild the Farm Economy with a Robust Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS),

Drive American Innovation Through Federal Tax Incentives

Win in Global Markets with American Ethanol

Unleash American Energy Dominance by Reducing Barriers to Private Investment

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With fair access to foreign markets and increased emphasis in U.S. international energy engagements, American producers will dominate the global bioeconomy and expand the trade surplus of U.S. ethanol.

However, tariffs, technical trade barriers, and inaccurate carbon intensity scores pose challenges to U.S. exporters looking to satisfy growing biofuel demand across the globe. They also disadvantage U.S. farmers by closing off potential markets. This must be addressed.

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In 1990, Congress specified that fuel with 10 percent ethanol (E10 or regular) could be sold year-round to encourage use of ethanol blended fuels, which provide significant reductions in tailpipe emissions. This Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for E10, however, predated the introduction of higher ethanol blends like E15, which have an even lower RVP. Despite having lower emissions than E10, low cost, low carbon E15 cannot be sold in the majority of states during the summer months, except temporarily through emergency waivers.

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The Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, or 45Z, 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 biofuels 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 shipping, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and marine vessels.

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

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A CLEANER BURNING FUEL

Ethanol is the cleanest, most affordable high-octane fuel on the market. It provides a superior octane boost without the carcinogens associated with other fuel additives.

MORE OCTANE FOR MORE POWER

High-octane fuels like ethanol enhance engine performance by delivering more horsepower and speed. Most vehicles require a minimum octane rating of 87. Ethanol, with an octane rating of 113, helps meet that in modern cars. Ethanol isa cleaner, renewable, and cost-effective alternative to toxic chemicals like lead and MTBE. As a result, ethanol is now blended into 98 percent of motor fuels in the U.S., providing a safe and efficient boost to fuel performance.

MORE OCTANE FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY

Turbocharging forces more fuel and air into a smaller volume, increasing pressure but potentially causing low-octane fuels to ignite prematurely, reducing efficiency and damaging the engine. High-octane fuels, like ethanol, are essential for high-compression, turbocharged, or supercharged engines, ensuring proper ignition timing and delivering more power. Future U.S. fuel efficiency standards may require higher-compression engines, necessitating higher-octane fuels, which ethanol can provide at a lower cost.

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For nearly 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.

Despite no longer having specific statutory requirements, EPA is still required to stay true to Congress’s overarching directive — to advance the growth of renewable fuels blending under the RFS to meet our nation’s energy goals — as it sets RFS volumes for 2026 and beyond. The RFS also requires EPA to finalize RVOs 13 months before they are to take effect, meaning the “Set II” is already late, and needs to be finished quickly.

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UNL88 is Gaining Quick Traction in the Marketplace.

Today, there are more than 3,700 retail locations in 33 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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E15, a 15% ethanol-blended fuel, is a lower-cost option at the gas pump.

As a result of the temporary waivers issued in 2022, 2023, and 2024, consumers choosing E15 experienced average cost savings of 10-30 cents per gallon, with some locations offering over $1 off per gallon.

PASSING LEGISLATION TO ALLOW E15 TO BE SOLD YEAR-ROUND COULD SAVE $20 BILLION+ IN FUEL COSTS EACH YEAR.

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