In Kansas, Kansas Reflector reported that a coalition of agriculture and energy companies requested the Kansas House approve a $5 million annual state tax credit to incentivize reluctant gas station operators to expand distribution of E15 fuel made with homegrown corn or sorghum.
Rep. Ken Rahjes asked the House Taxation Committee to consider the “fiscally responsible” state income tax incentive of 5% on every gallon of E15 sold by retailers in 2026 to 2031. The initiative could convince fuel station owners to make infrastructure investments in underground tanks and other equipment necessary to market E15, he said.
“Renewable fuel production has a long history in this state and now it is time to move forward and increase access to E15 to our citizens and those traveling through our great state,” Rahjes said.
The report also highlighted that Josh Roe, CEO of the Kansas Corn Growers Association, said that in the past five years an average of 33% of corn produced in Kansas was used in ethanol production. He said Kansas consumers bought nearly 1.1 billion gallons of gasoline annually. A 1% increase in the percentage of ethanol in the fuel blend would lead to consumption of 16 million additional gallons of ethanol drawn from 5.7 million bushels of corn or sorghum, he said.
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Tags: E15, Kansas
Category: Food & Agriculture
