Eufaula, AL saves 90 cents a gallon from biodiesel conversion

In Alabama, the city of Eufaula concluded that it saves 90 cents per gallon from its conversion to B50 biodiesel. The city recently scaled back to B20 to avoid the capital cost of converting some of its machinery to B50 compatibility. The city has a collection program in place to produce the biodiesel from chicken fat or soybean oil, with the biodiesel offsetting the city’s  $2.31 contract price for biodiesel.

Earlier this month, the city of Hoover, AL said it would provide residents with one-gallon jugs to collect and deposit used cooking oil. In March, the city commenced biodiesel production and has made 3,000 gallons at 70 cents a gallon from used cooking oil donated by restaurants. Hoover has a fleet of 100 E85 vehicles, and three vehicles that use biodiesel.

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