Florida regulators, fuel blenders to discuss steps to make ethanol available year-round

October 16, 2007

In Florida, state regulators and fuel blenders plan to meet to design alternatives to regulatory roadblocks, primarily the stateâ€™s T-50 specification, that prevents year-round ethanol use due to concerns about fuel volatility. that is currently preventing widespread ethanol use in the summer.

Last month, South Florida, the 6th largest metro area in the country, saw the opening of its first E85 station at a UGas in Miami. Urbieta Oil Co., the owners, expect to expand E85 availability to up to 12 stations in South Florida by the end of 2008.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Consumers & Fleets, Policy, Producer News