An ethanol producer says the EPA’s summertime waiver allowing the sale of E15 fuel is very welcome, but knowing sooner would have been better for the fuels industry and consumers.
Erik Huschitt from Badger State Ethanol tells Brownfield a lot of preparation happens in the supply chain ahead of the June 1st deadline. “We’re approaching a May time frame and we’re needing to make plans on what are we going to be selling at these pumps and what are we going to have to have for labels, and what are we going to have for signage?”
Huschitt says EPA’s lack of action before Friday’s summertime waiver had producers and retailers wondering if they invested in infrastructure they couldn’t use to sell E15.
