Thornton's installs more
E85 dispensers in Kentucky
Partnerships with
Kentucky Corn Growers & Growth Energy make it
happen
(6.18.10)
With financial assistance from the
Kentucky Corn Growers Association and
Growth Energy, an ethanol support organization,
Thornton's will have up to seven E85 dispenser sites
in Louisville and another planned for Lexington.
In a recent press release from Growth
Energy, Thornton's Chief
Executive Officer, Matt Thornton, said. “We are very excited
about the expansion of E85 fuel in our stores. We support
the use of ethanol, wherever it is economically available.”
Thornton’s reported that they sell, on
average, between 3,000 and 5,000 gallons of E85 per month at
their current dispenser sites, and demand shifts based on
price. When the price spread between E85 and regular
unleaded gasoline is greater, more people will fuel up on
the E85.
The
Kentucky Corn Growers Association hopes the increased
opportunity to fuel up with E85 will aid in promoting the
benefits of the clean-burning, domestic fuel.
Thronton's E85 sites can be found at Fern
Valley Road (I-65), North Hurstbourne Pkwy (I-64), Lyndon
Lane, National Turnpike, and South 3rd Street. Dispenser
placement is near completion at a south Bardstown Road
location near I-265. Two more locations are ready for
dispenser upgrades, and Thornton's is considering placing
E85 there as well.
A full list of where to buy E85 in Kentucky
can be found on the
KCFC
website.
