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E15, RVO clarity among top issues for Renewable Fuels Association
The Renewable Fuels Association is monitoring several key issues in 2026.
RFA chief economist Scott Richman says a federal solution for year-round E15 is at the top of the list.
“We’re hopeful and cautiously optimistic that as soon as the funding bill that has to be passed later this month we might get legislation that permanently allows year-round sales.”
He tells Brownfield it would help kickstart the domestic market.
“There are retailers that would really like to sell E15 but they just need this level of certainty.”
Richman says clarity is needed soon on the U.S. EPA’s proposed 2026-27 Renewable Volume Obligations.
“Within that, we need to make sure that small refinery exemptions don’t become a problem,” he said. “That the EPA is reallocating the RFS requirements within the refining community.”
Richman says there will also be opportunities to boost ethanol exports.
“You have markets that in the next few years, places like Japan and Vietnam, are taking steps likely to help expand the market for exports of U.S. ethanol.”
He made his comments in a recent video interview on Brownfield’s YouTube channel, which can be viewed below.
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