The Economic Impact of Permanently Allowing Year-Round Sales of E15

Executive Summary

The U.S. ethanol industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, contributes tens of billions of dollars to the United States economy, and provides opportunities in rural communities across the country. Allowing consumers year-round access to E15, gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol, would magnify these benefits to the economy as a whole, and notably would expand markets for corn growers at a time when conditions in the sector are challenging.

Specifically, passage of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (S.593 & H.R.1346) would mean an additional $25.8 billion to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in direct, indirect, and induced economic activity, more than 128,000 full time equivalent jobs, and $10.3 billion in income for workers and owners through the full implementation of E15, according to an analysis by the National Corn Growers Association and the Renewable Fuels Association.

Analysis by Krista Swanson and Gretchen Kuck, NCGA Economics Team and Scott Richman, Chief Economist, RFA.

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