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It’s the industry’s turn

Renewable Fuels Association president Bob Dinneen told attendees of the Indiana Ethanol Forum he felt good about Monday’s announcement that E-15 had cleared what he calls “the final regulatory hurdle from EPA before E-15 can enter the marketplace.

Dinneen says the next challenges fall on the shoulders of the industry, “We now have to go out and do a survey where E15 is going to be sold, we need to convince gasoline marketers to begin offering this fuel, and we need to let consumers know this is available to them.”

They are now moving from state to state, Dinneen says, to make sure E-15 meets each state’s requirements.  “Iowa, Illinois, Indiana is real close, Pennsylvania and several other states are ready to go, today with E15,” he says.  “We are making sure state regulations are allowing marketers to offer that product to the consumer.”  But from the federal side, Dinneen says “we’re done”.

 He tells Brownfield RFA thinks E-15 should be an easy sell.  “Quite frankly,” he says, “When ethanol is a dollar cheaper than gasoline, it isn’t a difficult sell.”  Dinneen notes the cost of gasoline can be reduced further when by adding 50 percent more ethanol, a product that is a dollar less than gasoline.

AUDIO: Bob Dinneen, Indy Ethanol Forum (6:35mp3)