SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) today regarding the agency’s ongoing effort to finalize regulations that will ultimately govern the sale of E15, a more affordable fuel option made with 15% ethanol that was approved for sale in California earlier this year.
In comments authored by Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley, the organization urged CARB to treat E15 the same way it treats reformulated gasoline (RFG), allow fuel retailers to use existing infrastructure to sell E15, and recognize E15’s lower evaporative emissions compared to other fuel options, among other recommendations.
“E15 will save Californians money at the pump,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “CARB must ensure that the regulations it applies to this more affordable fuel choice don’t impede consumers from accessing those savings. We urge California to follow the example of other states that have widely adopted E15 in order to minimize unintended consequences, and we look forward to continuing our work with CARB to make sure California drivers start to see E15 at their nearest fuel retailer as soon as possible.”
Read the full comments here.
