POTENTIAL ETHANOL INCREASE IN RFG SEEN BUOYING IN-STATE INDUSTRY

The nascent California ethanol production industry could see its market broadened substantially if the air board eventually raises a cap on the alcohol's content in reformulated gasoline (RFG), which is seen by some officials as a distinct possibility. Production increases and refueling infrastructure improvements could also buoy the industry by enabling the use of ethanol in thousands of government-owned flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs), which are now being run on gasoline. At a recent biofuels industry conference, California Energy Commission (CEC) Chairman...