Energy Action Paper - Midwestern Governors Association

Moving forward, the
U.S. biofuels industry
will increasingly
have to produce a
substantial amount of
other types of
biofuels to meet the
federal mandate of 36
billion gallons of biofuels
by 2022. This is
especially true for
cellulosic biofuels, which
can be made from wood
chips or grasses.
Estimated 2012
production of cellulosic
biofuel is only 10.5 million
gallons, well below the
statutory goal of
Billion gallons
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Renewable Fuel Standard
and U.S. Ethanol Production Since 2000
Unspecified advanced biofuels 1
Biodiesel 2
Cellulosic biofuel
Corn-starch ethanol
Actual biofuel production
Future mandates
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500 million. 18 The region is not just
1
Excludes corn-starch ethanol and could include fuels made from a variety of feedstocks, including grains like sorghum
and wheat, as well as Brazilian sugarcane ethanol, biomass-based biodiesel, and biofuels made from cellusolic materials.
2
Mandates to be determined by the EPA, but will be no less than one billion gallons.
Source: Congressional Research Service
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Midwestern Ethanol Consumption (Trillion btu)
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1990 1995 2000 2005
Ethanol consumption
a major producer of
biofuels, but it is also
a major consumer. In
2010, the nine MGA states
consumed 64 million barrels
of ethanol, which accounted
for more than 21 percent of
the total national consumption
in the same year.
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The U.S. EPA is responsible for administering the program and has the authority to alter annual targets to more reflect volumes that
the market is able to realistically produce.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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