Nationwide sales of E15 rose 8% to a record 1.1 billion gallons in 2023, thanks to competitive prices and the growing number of stations that sell the fuel, according to a Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) analysis of data released by state agencies in Minnesota and Iowa. It said a key reason why the average E15 volume per station has increased over the last five years is that sales have been allowed during the summer months in conventional gasoline areas.
RFA noted there are no official statistics on U.S. E15 volumes, but national sales can be estimated using Minnesota and Iowa data, given those two states account for nearly 30% of all U.S. stations offering E15. RFA estimated national sales by multiplying its count of U.S. E15 stations by the average estimated volume per station in the two states. More than 3,000 stations offered E15 on average over the course of 2023, compared to 2,700 in 2022.
