The Rural Lobbyist: SCR 14 Finds Overwhelming Support, Fuels Premium E-30 Debate

 Members of the House and Senate have sent a clear message to the office of the Governor with the passage of SCR 14, we want Premium E-30. To read an earlier post about SCR 14, including the resolution’s text, you can click here. Members in both houses voted overwhelmingly to support the use of Premium E-30 in our state fleet. In the Senate, SCR was adopted by a vote of 30-2. In the House, the same resolution was adopted by a vote of 58-9.While unanimous approval is always ideal, large margins of victory such as these make our position that much stronger. SDFU has long been an advocate for the use of our premium fuel and this resolution is just one step of many that has been taken to promote its use and development.A special thanks to the following legislators who spoke on their respective floors in favor of SCR 14.Here’s breakdown of the vote:House

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 So what’s next?Now it is time for action. We have been and will continue to be in talks with the office of Governor to switch the state fleet to Premium E-30. South Dakota has a unique opportunity to be a leader both here in the region and to the rest of the nation in promoting the use of our homegrown premium product.With studies like that of the E-30 Challenge by Glacial Lakes Energy, we can prove that Premium E-30 is a safe, affordable, and efficient fuel for all vehicles. More importantly, as CAF�� credits fall off and manufacturers end the production of flex fuel vehicle lines, we will need a dependable fuel that works in standard vehicles and allows manufactures to optimize vehicles to increase performance and fuel economy. Premium E-30 is that fuel.