Refinery says Minnesota gas prices could be higher this summer because of ethanol

Refinery says Minnesota gas prices could be higher this summer because of ethanol

Minnesotans could pay 5 to 30 cents more at the pump this summer because the state opted into year-round ethanol blends. The reasons are complicated, but come down to President Donald Trump’s administration allowing states to individually decide whether they…

Minnesotans could see higher gas prices over summer

The reasons are complicated, but because Congress did not pass a law allowing year-round E15 ethanol blends, only six states, including Minnesota, plus part of South Dakota, opted for the change. The state's largest refinery, Flint Hills Resources in Rosemount, says that could mean gas prices will be 5 to 30 cents higher than they would be otherwise.