E15 kicks off in Florida with Mid-State Energy and protect Fuel

In Florida, offering the first E15 in Florida, Sarasota’s Easy Stop Citgo and a Ft. Myers Marathon both held kickoff events with substantial discounts on E15 and E85 fuel on Dec. 3. The stations partnered with Mid-State Energy, based in Lake Wales, Florida, and Protec Fuel to launch 88-octane E15 fuel, some of the first in the Southeast. E15 can run in any 2001 and newer gasoline engine and costs less than regular gas. The stations also sell E85 fuel and B20 biodiesel fuel, which makes these convenience stores big players in emissions-reducing, renewable fuels. These are the first store openings in what will be a 28-store rollout of E15 to metropolitan areas that include various cities in the Southeast.