
SOURCE: U.S. EPA
November 21, 2025
BY Erin Krueger
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on June 3 signed HB 26-1289, a legislative tax package that creates a new tax credit to encourage the purchase of SAF. The bill also repeals an existing tax credit that supports construction of SAF facilities.
The USDA on June 10 announced it is now accepting fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding applications for five trade promotion programs, including those that support efforts to increase exports of ethanol and distillers grains.
The U.S. DOE on June 12 released an update of its 45ZCF-GREET model, which is used to calculate fuel emissions rates for the 45Z clean fuel production credit. Release of the model provides much-needed certainty for the U.S. renewable fuel industry.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins reiterated support for E15 and confirmed that release of USDA feedstock guidance related to the 45Z clean fuel production credit is imminent during a June 10 hearing held by the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The US ethanol sector believes the push for year-round E15 access has substantial momentum after years of policy fights, Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, said in an interview.