Georgia

POPULATION (2015): 10,214,860

REGISTERED CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS: 7,914,089

ANNUAL GAS CONSUMPTION (2014): 4.7 Billion GPY

TOTAL RETAIL STATIONS: 5,150

Maximum E85 use:700 Million GPY

FFVs in use:945,194

E85 stations:39

Flex Station implied demand:+556

Maximum E15 use:3.7 Billion GPY

EPA approved E15 vehicles:6,331,271

E15 Station implied demand:+4,120

Fuel specifications

Gasoline:

Conventional (effective October 1, 2015)

Reid Vapor Pressure:

9.0 psi RVP gas is required statewide from May 1-September 15 with RVP further reduced to 7.8 psi from June 1-September 15 in the 13-county Atlanta metro area, which includes Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties.

Contact information for key state regulatory agencies

Department of Agriculture (Fuels and Measures Division), 404-656-3605

State Laws & Incentives

Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Job Creation Tax Credit
A business that manufactures alternative energy products for use in battery, biofuel, and electric vehicle enterprises may claim an annual tax credit for five years. The amount of the tax credit is based on the number of eligible new full-time employee jobs. Qualified entities must be defined as business enterprises, which do not include retail businesses. Credit amounts differ depending on how the county in which the business is located ranks based on unemployment rates and income levels. Other conditions apply. (Reference Georgia Code 48-7-40)

Ethanol Blending Regulation
Gasoline suppliers who provide fuel to distributors in the state must offer gasoline that is suitable for blending with fuel alcohol. Suppliers may not prevent or inhibit a gasoline distributor from being a blender or from qualifying for any federal or state tax credit offered to blenders. (Reference Georgia Code 10-1-234.1)

Federal Incentives

Ethanol Infrastructure Grants and Loan Guarantees
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides grants and loan guarantees to rural (population less than 50K) small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. Eligible renewable energy systems include equipment used to distribute flexible fuels. The maximum grant funding is 25% of project costs and the maximum loan guarantee is $25 million. The program is funded through fiscal year 2018 but is subject to congressional appropriations thereafter. For more information, see the REAP website.

Point of Contact
Office of Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Phone: (202) 690-4730
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/