How have ethanol and blended fuel requirements affected prices?
• Alternative fuels such as E85 (85% corn-based ethanol) have not been sufficiently implemented in the U.S., and ethanol supply lags behind demand. • According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, last spring the changeover of tanks at terminals, the need for a more expensive gasoline blends to combine with ethanol, and logistical problems delivering ethanol to some areas all contributed to higher prices. • In order to bring energy costs down, we need to continue to invest in ethanol infrastructure from a variety of sources and in energy alternatives that relieve the demand pressure on fossil fuels. Q. How has abnormal weather affected supplies? The 2005 Hurricane season, particularly Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, had the largest debilitating impact on supply: From the Energy Information Agency (EIA): • Hurricanes have had significant impacts on midstream and downstream infrastructure. • Four hundred fifty-seven underwater pipelines were damaged, and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port ha
