EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E15 Sales
Posted by [email protected] on May. 4, 2023
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — to be sold during the summer driving season.
The waiver will help protect Americans from fuel supply crises by reducing our reliance on imported fossil fuels, building U.S. energy independence, and supporting American agriculture and manufacturing. Current estimates indicate that on average, E15 is about 25 cents a gallon cheaper than E10.
EPA’s emergency fuel waiver will go into effect on May 1 and will last through May 20 which is the statutory maximum of 20 days. EPA will continue to monitor the supply with industry and federal partners, and the Agency expects to issue new waivers effectively extending the emergency fuel waiver until such time as the extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstances due to the war in Ukraine are no longer present.
For more information and the full, detailed announcement, see https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-emergency-fuel-waiver-e15-sales-0
