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Minnesota Receives Over $3 Million in Domestic Biofuel and Clean Energy Investments from USDA Rural Development

Name
Charlie Hildebrand
Email
charles.hildebrand@usda.gov
Phone
(763) 388-0972
City
St. Paul
Release Date

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 30, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Colleen Landkamer today announced four Minnesota businesses received over $3 million in clean energy system investments to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. 

The awards and funding announced today are made possible through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. 

“By increasing the supply of biofuels made here in the U.S., we are helping to lower costs for American families, strengthening our energy independence, creating new streams of income for agricultural producers and bringing good-paying jobs to people in rural Minnesota,” State Director Landkamer said. “We are partnering with rural agricultural producers to expand clean energy and build an economy that benefits working families and small businesses while combatting climate change.”

Minnesota projects include: 

  • Farmers Union Oil Company of Alexandria received a $690,200 HBIIP investment to install two E85 dispensers, three B20 dispensers, two ethanol storage tanks, and two biodiesel storage tanks at one fueling station in Garfield. This project projects to increase the amount of biofuel sold by 97,685 gallons per year. 
  • Farmers Coop Fuel and Hardware received a $512,250 HBIIP investment to install two E85 dispensers, three B20 dispensers, two ethanol storage tanks, and one biodiesel storage tank at one fueling station in Fisher. This project projects to increase the amount of biofuel sold by 67,215 gallons per year. 
  • Mega Stop Inc. received a $330,750 HBIIP investment to install seven B20 dispensers at one fueling station in Lakeville. This project projects to increase the amount of biodiesel sold by 273, 814 gallons per year. 
  • University One Inc. received a $1,476,750 investment to HBIIP investment to install six E15 dispensers, five E85 dispensers, five B20 dispensers, three ethanol storage tanks, and three biodiesel storage tanks at three fueling stations in St. Paul and Hopkins. This project projects to increase the amount of biofuel sold by 1,075,000 gallons per year. 

Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA has invested more than $253 million nationwide through more than 300 awards to increase access to biofuels across the nation. Almost $192 million of that funding invested in 267 projects comes from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. 

Background

HBIIP provides grants to fueling station and distribution facility owners—including marine, rail, and home heating oil facilities—to help expand access to domestic biofuels as a clean and affordable energy source. For more information, visit: https://www.rd.usda.gov/inflation-reduction-act.

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