By Blake Jackson
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has joined a bipartisan effort, urging administration to allow the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025. The aim is to lower fuel costs for Wisconsin residents and bolster the state's agricultural industry.
“To meet our nation’s energy needs and decrease the cost of fuel, we must deploy an all-of-the-above energy strategy, which includes leveraging domestic biofuels,” Baldwin and the Senators wrote. “As affirmed by the actions you took to first allow year-round E15 in 2019, and those approved for the summers afterward, the sale of higher blends of biofuels like E15 through the summer months supports the domestic fuel supply, reduces consumer costs, and promotes American biofuels and agriculture feedstocks.”
"Utilizing American ethanol year-round is a direct solution to reinforcing our energy supply and reducing consumer costs, and the issuance of a nationwide waiver for the 2025 summer driving season is a clear path toward these shared goals," the senators continued, highlighting the potential benefits of this policy.
Senator Baldwin has consistently advocated for increased biofuel use to reduce fuel prices and support Wisconsin’s agricultural sector. Her efforts in 2023 and 2024 were instrumental in persuading the Biden administration to permit summer E15 sales.
The letter, spearheaded by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), was supported by 14 other senators. The full letter is available online.
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