Maine switching to E10 due to market forces, not mandates

In Maine, oil wholesalers have commenced blending E10 this week, however an official at the state Office of Energy Independence and Security told the Sun Journal that the change was not government-mandated, but was the product of market forces. Federal tax credits were said to be more than sufficient, when combined with the spread between oil and ethanol prices.

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