Growth Energy slams oil state governors RFS waiver request

In Washington, Growth Energy criticized a recent request by oil state governors to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt their states from compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a decades-old energy program that determines how much homegrown renewable fuel refineries must blend into the nation’s fuel supply each year.

“The request asks EPA to undo the historic work the Trump Administration has done to drive growth in American biofuels and rural communities across the U.S.,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “If EPA were to grant these states the special treatment they’re asking for, it would increase fuel prices—not lower them—by reducing the amount of ethanol being blended into America’s fuel supply. As any driver can see when they drive past a station that offers E15 or E85, the more ethanol in a fuel, the more affordable it is.”

Tags: Growth Energy, RFS, Washington

Category: Policy