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Growth Energy welcomed an announcement in today’s Federal Register from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of $100 million in new infrastructure grants to support sales of higher biofuel blends through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). The $100 million will be available in competitive grants for projects aimed at expansion of sales and use of renewable fuels.

“We applaud Secretary Vilsack for his ongoing efforts to expand access to lower-cost, lower-emissions biofuels,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “We have heard countless success stories from our retail partners about how HBIIP grants have helped them expand options at the pump and bring cleaner, more affordable options to drivers across the nation. Today’s announcement reaffirms USDA’s commitment to ensuring a new wave of growth for higher biofuel blends, and we look forward to working with members of the retail community to help them take full advantage of this growth opportunity.”

Last week, Growth Energy hosted a webinar along with USDA and CSP for participants to learn more about USDA’s fuel infrastructure grant program and the exciting opportunities in the E15 marketplace. Information and support for retailers interested in offering higher biofuels blends is available on Growth Energy’s Retail Hub.

Background

USDA’s HBIIP expands domestic ethanol and biodiesel availability by supporting infrastructure projects to facilitate increased sales of higher biofuel blends (E15/B20 or higher). This effort builds on biofuels infrastructure investments and experience gained through the original Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership (BIP), first launched in 2016.

Growth Energy’s pioneering work with Prime the Pump supported the installation of E15 at retailers large and small in size and diverse in geographic location, including Casey’s, Sheetz, Kwik Trip, Minnoco, Cumberland Farms, Family Express, Kum & Go, Murphy USA, NuVu Fuels, Protec Fuel, Pump & Pantry, Racetrac, Rutters, QuikTrip, and United Dairy Farmers. There are now more than 2,600 retail locations offering E15 nationwide.

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Thankfully some parts of the state saw some widespread rain events over the past few days. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, the radar estimated rainfall shows a large area of 4-6 inches of rain down across southern Oklahoma, with some totals in very localized areas probably approaching 8+ inches. So a large amount of rain over a short time frame that obviously led to some pretty serious flooding concerns.

6.18 inches (and counting) of rain at Waurika is more than they had seen in the previous 87 days combined, dating back to May 25!

Another benefit of all the clouds and rainfall is the much milder (if not much more humid) weather, Mcmanus says is that we even saw some record low maximum temperatures yesterday across western Oklahoma where some sites failed to eclipse the 60s.

McManus says we will bust up into the 90s a couple of times this week across parts of Oklahoma, it does appear that we have transitioned from “hot most of the time but broken up by a day here or there with some cooler weather” to just the opposite. At least for the time being. He says we should see an extended period of seasonable-to-cooler than normal weather, with maybe a few hot days intermixed, at least for another week or two. The heat will be concentrated up in northern Oklahoma where the rain missed, but don’t count out some high heat index values to the south. Friday is a good example of what to expect.

McManus says he believes we have switched for September. But, that long-term average high temperature graph starts a pretty sharp downward trend as we get into September. And notice the mostly steady above normal weather we’ve seen with that persistent heat dome over the area since June 11.

McManus says the 7 day rainfall forecast does show big rain chances coming next weekend, and that it does look like we are going to bookend our hot climatological summer with mild rainy periods both at the start of June and then to finish out this month.