Iowa reports 45% increase in E15 sales, record B20 sales
Iowa’s 2024 Retailers Motor Fuel Gallons Report shows E15 sales jumped 45% year-over-year to 257 million gallons, now making up nearly 20% of the state’s gasoline sales. Biodiesel blends also hit a record 516 million gallons, driven by high B20 demand. Officials credit state incentives and infrastructure programs for the surge, benefiting both consumers and corn farmers.
The Iowa Department of Revenue on April 3 released the 2024 Retailers Motor Fuel Gallons Annual Report, showing E15 sales increased 45% year-to-year to 257 million gallons. The report also found a record 516 million gallons of biodiesel blends were sold last year.
E15 and higher blends accounted for nearly 20% of Iowa gasoline sales in 2024. At the end of 2024, more than one in three Iowa fuel stations offered E15. The report also showed a record 516 million gallons of biodiesel blends were sold in 2024, driven by record sales of B20 and higher blends that hit 245 million gallons.
“The massive growth in E15 sales reflects the success of Governor Reynolds’s E15 Access Standard,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw. “We’re on a record-setting track that shows when consumers have increased access to E15 they choose the cleaner burning fuel that saves them 15 to 20 cents per gallon. Retailers are on track to meet the year-end E15 Access Standard deadline. Farmers are also benefiting from increasing corn demand that stimulates local economies.”
This report follows the recent USDA announcement of $537 million in grants under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program and the recent record amount of grants totaling almost $3 million from the latest Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program meeting. According to these recent announcements, there are hundreds more stations that will soon be offering E15 across Iowa.
“Biodiesel sales smashed previous records, showing the impact of Iowa’s incentive approach that focuses on higher blends,” added Shaw. “Our biodiesel producers face a tough 2025 due to federal policy uncertainty, so driving demand in Iowa remains a key priority.”
The Iowa Department of Revenue identified retailers for the report using information from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s motor fuel license database and from internal records.
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