An energy bill in 2005 took the ethanol industry to new levels and the politics set off a large buildup of ethanol plants across the Midwest.
The new energy bill if enacted, would convert the ethanol industry to partnership with the oil and gas industry. Ethanol companies have been canceling expansions lately, as the price of ethanol has slumped and the price of corn has climbed.
Ethanol producers acknowledge the challenges, but the pluses will keep the industry in line.
The 7 billion gallons of ethanol the country Will use this year will be used mostly as an additive, displacing around 4 percent of total gasoline use. The legislation took the USA to become the world's biggest producer of ethanol, followed by Brazil.
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