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Johnson: failure isn’t an option for nationwide year-round E15
A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says failure isn’t an option as lawmakers come together to find a solution regarding nationwide, year-round E15.
Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield the stakes are high enough for farmers, ethanol producers and energy policy that Congress needs to get it done.
“We know American energy dominance is important and we also know we have a lot of corn and we need a new domestic source for that corn,” he says. “If we don’t get this done, I think we’re making a big mistake.”
Johnson says the E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council met for the first time Tuesday evening, and the group understands the contours of what needs to be done.
“There’s a pretty widespread understanding there are concerns between the large, medium and small refiners about how you tweak the existing Renewable Fuel Standard and Renewable Identification Numbers system so you don’t disadvantage one refiner or another in the marketplace.”
But he says there’s no simple, obvious solution that satisfies everyone.
“The reality is that it’s always a math problem. Can you get to 218 votes in the U.S. House and can you get to 60 in the U.S. Senate? I think we’re getting closer. It’s not really a debate about whether E15 should be the law of the land, it’s how do you deal with the large, small and medium refiner issue?”
Johnson says deadlines drive achievement. The council has until February 15 to develop bills and the U.S. House is expected to consider the bills no later than February 25.
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It costs more to grow the corn and produce the ethanol than it is worth as fuel!, It is silly to use diesel tractors to produce less energy than they consume!!!
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Let me ask you this…If you worked in a state that did not produce corn, would you still push a bill that is a net loser in energy production?
E15 can’t be run in our motorcycles. You, of all congress reps
Should know this. It is not good for our vehicles unless
They are made for it. It will lessen the fuel mileage that vehicles get. That is why no one is buying E85.