New Alt Fuels Mandate - 36B Gallons

Legislationintroduced by Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (NM) and Ranking Member Pete Domenici (NM) seeks to increase America’s consumption of alternative fuels to 36 billion gallons by 2022.  In addition to the new mandate, the legislation would seek to expand the infrastructure necessary to not only dispense the fuel but ensure consumers have the vehicles capable of using.  The bill would also increase bioenergy research to develop new sources of renewable energy.  And finally, it would require the Secretary of Energy to undertake a number of studies, including the impacts of higher ethanol blends (like E20), a dedicated renewable fuels pipeline, and optimization of E85-capable vehicles.

 More info on the bill can be found at the committee website.