Illinois bill would incentivize blender pumps, E20 fuels

In Illinois, legislation introduced in the state’s House of Representatives would encourage gas stations to install more blender pumps by offering a 10% sales tax credit on E20 blends of up to $20 million per year. That savings would translate to $20 million in grants, with $15 going for R&D by ethanol producers and $5 million going to gas stations for installing blender pumps. The 20-year-old 20% tax credit on E10 would end at the same time.