Legislation would allow year-round E15 sale

by | Feb 19, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News

Senators Chuck Grassley and Deb Fischer of Iowa, both Senate Ag Committee members, reintroduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The legislation is currently the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of E15, which would fulfill the White House mandate for energy independence. The legislation would end years of patchwork regulations and provide certainty for producers and consumers. “E15 is good for consumers, the environment, and our national security,” Grassley said. “Authorizing the year-round, nationwide sale of E15 is common sense, and it will help cut prices at the pump, create jobs in rural America, and restore America’s energy dominance.” Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says, “As farm income has plummeted, year-round E15 represents the single biggest way to build demand for corn in the near term. “Rural America is done waiting, and the time for E15 is now.”