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E85 Fuel Marketer Tools

To get started in adding E85 to your fueling station, please visit our Getting Started section for tips on converting or installing ethanol equipment. You may also want to view Success Stories from other E85 fuel marketers. Once you understand the process and wish to begin offering E85, contact fueling equipment providers to begin pricing infrastructure and begin working with a fuel distributor to provide your station's ethanol.

Getting Started

Fuel Distributors

Fueling Equipment

- Important: Ohio State Fire Marshall Equipment Policy

Success Stories

Opening Your E85 Station

Station Training Guide

Getting Started

Are you interested in offering E85 at your fueling station? If this is something you are considering, please see our Ethanol page to learn more about this fuel. Once you have decided to carry E85, you have the option to decide whether you want to convert your existing fueling infrastructure to be compatible with ethanol or install new equipment for E85. Existing equipment that is in good condition and is compatible with ethnaol may be used with a few modifications. Otherwise, you must install new equipment that is able to handle ethanol, an alcohol-based fuel.

Convert Existing Equipment

Install New Infrastructure

Fuel Distributors

The following ethanol distributors are located in or near Ohio and will be able to provide your fueling station with E85. Note: Distributors in bold are Clean Fuels Ohio members.

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Fueling Equipment

Dispensers

Filters

Fittings

Hoses

Nozzles

Piping

Pumps

Tanks

Valves

IMPORTANT: Ohio State Fire Marshall E85 Fueling Equipment Policy

Despite the "delisting" of E85 fueling equipment from the Underwriter's Laboratory (UL), the Ohio State Fire Marshall provides a waiver to the requirement that all fueling equipment must be UL-certified for E85 fueling components. In other words, while all fueling equipment used for petroleum-based fuels must be "listed" by UL or some other standard-setting body, fueling equipment for E85 fuel does not have to be listed as long as the equipment manufacturer deems the components safe.

To receive the E85 waiver, the owner of an E85 fuel dispensing facility must obtain a certification from the equipment manufacturer that they believe that the equipment is “compatible with E-blend” and not a hazard to the public and compliant with fire code requirements for low blends of ethanol fuel. Also, the equipment manufacturer must have “initiated the process” to get the equipment “listed” with UL or some other standard-setting body.

The State Fire Marshall's waiver program is designed to allow current and future E85 fuel marketers to continue providing biofuels to the public while a UL E85 equipment standard is sought. Clean Fuels Ohio believes that the equipment being used to supply ethanol in Ohio is safe, and there have been no reports of any problems with recommended equipment, safety or otherwise. If you have any questions or concerns about safety, approved equipment, or the State Fire Marshall waiver, please contact Clean Fuels Ohio at info@cleanfuelsohio.org or (614) 292-5443. You may also download a .pdf version of the Ohio State Fire Marshall Code concerning the waiver.

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Opening Your E85 Station

Ready to start offering E85 to the public? There are several marketing strategies you should use to ensure your station attracts customers who can drive E85.

  1. Be sure to visit the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) website to obtain fuel equipment decals and other promotional items to let people know you carry E85.

  2. Advertise that your station carries E85 on your roadside marquee, just as you would regular gasoline.

  3. Clean Fuels Ohio can also work with you to send out postcards to notify flexible-fuel vehicle drivers in your area that you carry E85. These high-resolution, glossy postcards can also include coupon(s) for your station opening. To order postcards through Clean Fuels Ohio, please click here for the Biofuels Postcard Form or contact Erika Wiggins at erika@cleanfuelsohio.org.

  4. Please contact Clean Fuels Ohio when you are ready to open your E85 station. We will be able to coordinate a station opening event, contact media outlets about your station, and ensure that drivers in your area know about your E85 station.

  5. Please visit our Biofuels Station Employee Training page to get your employees up to speed with your new product.

  6. Additional marketing materials, including station opening checklists, can be accessed here.

It is vital to your station's success with E85 that you reach out to potential customers as much as possible to let them know you carry this biofuel. Please contact Clean Fuels Ohio about your station opening or at any point in your conversion process for information and assistance at (614) 292-5443 or at info@cleanfuelsohio.org. We want to make sure your E85 station is a success!

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