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Producer optimistic for nationwide year-round E15

The ethanol industry is hoping to see year-round nationwide availability of E15 soon. 

Erik Huschitt from Badger State Ethanol tells Brownfield he’s optimistic legislation allowing E15 everywhere year-round will pass soon. “There absolutely is no legitimate reason why we don’t have it yet, so it does seem like the stars are aligning, the voices are being heard, the leadership is there to push this, and so it is certainly our expectation that we’re going to have a Q-1 (1st quarter 2025) good news of having year-round E15 after a long, long, long time.”

Huschitt says eleven states are committed to using E15 all year this year, and now, even the petroleum companies are supporting year-round E15. “Everybody wants it now because when they understand the disruptions that come from eleven states but not fifty and what that means, this is something who’s time has come and it needs to happen.”

Huschitt says the future of sustainable aviation fuel remains uncertain. “Our industry has been in lockstep with growth and with a vision, but we just don’t have policy with any kind of runway to execute it and so it’s been very, very frustrating. I think there’s a lot of capital that just doesn’t know if it should turn left or right right now waiting for some clarity.” The U.S. Treasury released guidelines last week for the 45Z tax credits available to producers, but Huschitt says the guidelines offered few details and the department left the issues up to the incoming Trump administration to resolve.

Huschitt spoke to Brownfield during the Wisconsin Agri-Business Classic in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

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