opportunities and issues surrounding ethanol as a renewable energy source vernon r eidman department of applied economics university minnesota i plan to discuss the development industry where we seem be headed production from some implications for further estimates local economic impacts an plant historic us annual 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 1980 1985 1990 1995 2005 2010 year m llion ga llons has been growing rapidly expect produce about 4 8 billion gallons in 2006 but current demand is very strong how much needed replace mtbe meet other blending demands rate nov 22 additional 1 99 total 6 21 eia eliminating gasoline washington dc 02 06 expected increase capacity january 34 2007 03 2008 91 developed fro testimony by bob dinneen president fuels association before environment
