Minnesota’s 2% Biodiesel Law Back in Force

he 49-day suspension of Minnesota’s law requiring that all diesel fuel sold in the state contain 2% biodiesel ended Friday, Minnesota Department of Commerce officials said.

The end of the temporary suspension and the subsequent transition back to soy-based biodiesel “will be seamless and Minnesota’s consumers will receive high-quality, trouble-free fuel,” said Edward Garvey, a spokesman for the department.

The latest suspension was intended to give the biodiesel industry time to “ensure that quality assurance measures are in place” and to “get out-of-spec product out of the supply chain,” said Bruce Gordon, another department spokesman.

Commerce confirmed in January that the state’s fuel supply was contaminated with biodiesel that did not meet standards set by state law. (Click here for previous coverage.)