(from an article posted recently at www.kimt.com)

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association wants Iowa to increase its use of ethanol in motor fuels.
Association vice president Monte Shaw notes the percentage of fuel sold in Iowa with ethanol blended in has been stuck around 75 percent. He says the percentage of ethanol-blended gasoline now stands at 80 percent in the rest of the nation.

To increase Iowa's consumption, Shaw says the association will ask the Legislature to pass a bill requiring motor gasoline in the state carry at least 10 percent ethanol.

Shaw estimates with a state mandate, ethanol use in Iowa would increase from 100 million gallons annually to about 140 million gallons.

Republican Rep. Annette Sweeney of Alden indicates there is interest in the Legislature in the ethanol producers' proposal.
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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com

Our Take:
This move would support the entire output of a moderately sized ethanol plant. Though Iowa is host to more ethanol plants than any other state (38 plant locations) and has the highest rate of ethanol production in the country (3.28 billion gallons per year), it still does not have an ethanol minimum requirement for gasoline within its borders. It’s been more than a decade since E10 was required across the entire state of Minnesota. This policy has fostered an industry that supports more than 10,000 jobs and produces more than $5 billion in annual economic impact in Minnesota, from about 1 billion gallons of annual production. It is time that Iowa joined us.