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To: Road Walker who wrote (353372)	10/3/2007 8:57:45 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573848

Nebraska Ethanol Production exceeds State’s Total Demand for Gasoline Imagine not having to import a single drop of gasoline into the state. There would be no money from Nebraska citizens leaving the state to pay oil companies. Fuel would likely be less expensive. Air quality would rise, the environment would improve and everyone could breathe a bit easier. “Although that may sound a bit far-fetched, maybe it shouldn’t be,” said Randy Klein, director of market development for the Nebraska Corn Board. “If we had cars that could use 100 percent ethanol, we’d be there today — Nebraska could be completely self-sufficient.” Nebraska currently has an ethanol production capacity exceeding 1 billion gallons, well above the 815.6 million gallons of fuel motorists in the state used last year. “Of those gallons of fuel used in Nebraska, 53 percent or 434 million gallons contained 10 percent or 85 percent ethanol. That means our total use of pure ethanol is less than 44 million gallons,” Klein said. Although cars that run on 100 percent ethanol are only available on the Indy Car Series racing circuit, Klein said Nebraskans should consider using E10 Unleaded, or E85 if they have a flex fuel vehicle. “Every gallon of E10 contains 10 percent renewable ethanol and that means we’re 10 percent less reliant on others for energy to drive our cars,” he said. If Nebraska converted all its gasoline to E10, that demand, roughly 80 million gallons, could be met from just one of the state’s 18 ethanol plants, leaving the other 17 plants to help meet the fuel demand elsewhere. “That brings dollars into Nebraska instead of sending them to foreign countries such as Saudi Arabia or Venezuela,” Klein said. “A lot of Nebraska ethanol moves west, all the way to California in some cases,” Klein said. “In the end, Nebraska corn and ethanol producers are fueling vehicles around the country, helping to lesson our dependence on oil.” The Nebraska Corn Board is a self-help program, funded and managed by Nebraska corn farmers. Producers invest in the program at a rate of ¼ of a cent per bushel of corn sold. Nebraska corn checkoff funds are invested in programs of market development, research and education.