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Biden Administration Quietly Raised Amount of Ethanol Required in Gasoline from Ten Percent to Fifteen, Three Predictable Problems Will Surface Soon
June 6, 2022 | Sundance | 410 Comments
Last Friday the Biden administration raised the mandatory amount of biofuel, specifically ethanol, that must be blended within the U.S. gasoline supply. The previous amount of 10% was raised to 15% by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is likely to lead to two sets of bigger issues, less food and higher gas prices.
♦ First issue. – The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a government mandate, passed in 2005 and expanded in 2007, that requires growing volumes of biofuels to be blended into U.S. transportation fuels like gasoline and diesel every year. Approximately 40 percent of corn grown in the U.S. is used for ethanol. Raising the amount of ethanol required in gasoline will result in the need for more biofuel (corn). With farming costs and outputs already under pressure this could be problematic.
♦ Second issue – The EPA enforces the biofuel standard by requiring refineries to submit purchase credits (known as Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proving the purchases. This enforcement requirement sets up a system where the RIN credits are bought and sold by small refineries who do not have the infrastructure to do the blending process. They purchase second-hand RIN credits from parties that blended or imported biofuels directly. This sets up a secondary income stream, a trading market for the larger oil companies, refineries and importers.
The RIN credit trading platform is similar to what we might expect to see if the ‘Carbon Trading’ scheme was ever put into place. However, now that the biofuel requirements for blended gasoline have gone from 10% to 15%, the price of the RIN credits will likely jump. This will cost refineries billions in additional expenses,…. which will mean the cost of the gasoline from the refineries will increase,….. which will mean the cost of the gasoline at the pump will go higher.
The EPA theory is that RIN credits should be expensive thereby forcing all oil refineries to invest in infrastructure that makes the blended fuel. All of the infrastructure from the refinery to the gas station would need to be modified to facilitate the new 15% RFS standard. Again, higher prices at the pumps as a result of oil companies and refineries needing to spend billions on upgrades. Which brings us to issue number three.
♦ Third Issue – “Ethanol is a valuable source of octane in finished gasoline, but it is chemically different than petroleum gasoline and cannot be used in concentrations above 10 percent in small engines — like outboard boat motors, motorcycles, lawnmowers, generators or chain saws — or in any cars made before 2001. Complicating matters further, most cars on the road today still aren’t warrantied to run on gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol. Retail stations also must have compatible infrastructure in order to sell gasoline with higher ethanol blends.” This issue is known within the industry as “The Blend Wall.”
The net result of Joe Biden’s EPA raising the mandatory amount of biofuel that must be present in the U.S. gas supply is this:
(1) Less food as more corn is needed for ethanol. (2) Higher prices for finished and blended gasoline. (3) Vehicle engines breaking down at a much higher rate. The predictable Biden outcome is the absolute worst scenario for the middle-class.
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The total destruction of the middle class is the real plan. Destruction of older cars is just a little bonus for them. $10.00+ gas is the immediate goal.
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Ethanol been fugking up engines since the last 20 years plus
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It is the second step in the planned destruction of what we consider to be civilization. 10% was the foot in the door. 85% is lurking to begin the final downfall. If we had been on our toes we would have eliminated the production of corn when this first started. Now all is lost.
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Is the corn used in ethanol field corn or something not eaten by people? They are talking about famine due to grain embargo by Russia.... IIRC corn is a crop that needs a lot of fertilizer? Not sure even the MSM can keep this quite?
Seems like an attack on people that are driving our long paid for trucks. A plan to force us off our mountain ridge tops....
Pass this on if that seems like the goal to you.
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Funny thing ,, a lot of Midwest ethanol plants closed or were closing due to lack of profits. What I remember $2 corn lots of profit, $4 corn needed subsidies to make profit and anything Over $5 broke them, corn today closed at$7.43 July futures so how is new 15% standard even going to work
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Is the corn used in ethanol field corn or something not eaten by people? They are talking about famine due to grain embargo by Russia.... IIRC corn is a crop that needs a lot of fertilizer? Not sure even the MSM can keep this quite?
Seems like an attack on people that are driving our long paid for trucks. A plan to force us off our mountain ridge tops....
Pass this on if that seems like the goal to you. Corn for ethanol production is what's termed "field corn". Larger ears and larger kernels than sweet corn or not popcorn. It's normally grown as stock feed. When the gummint started offering incentives for corn for ethanol production, farmers went nuts! They put CRP lands into production and raised more and more corn. Most of what they grow for ethanol production is some sort of hybrid GMO. The GMO supposedly stops diseases and insects. ....but GMO corn still "corn" and okay to eat. I grew up as a kid eating "field corn" (Yellow Dent) both creamed and on the cob! With an ear of field corn, you didn't have to chew half the cob to get a mouthful! 🚜🌽🌽🌽
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Corn isn't the only grain going into ethanol production. Milo from central Kansas get trucked into Nebraska daily to feed the ethanol plant(s) up there.
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Henry Ford designed the 'T", to run on menthol. His autos built the petroleum industry. Interesting. Kools?
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The dried distillers grain, the byproduct, is a protein feed.
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I had to go to 2 different auto parts stores to fine 2 5 gal gas cans.... 38.00 each. wrote the date on them after filling up with premium no ethanol gas. Thought about fuel stabilizer but the container said it was only good for 1 year of storage. Is 6 Months a reasonable time to keep untreated gas?
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Why not allow MTBE again? Just outlaw it for marine use? Isn't it everyone's ground water now?
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Haven't bought any ethanol in maybe 10 years except traveling out of state
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