The converse is also true; efficient COES will be the buffer to less than desirable revenue for ethanol plants. The more efficient the COES the more desirable the COES. I know that the GERS management is "banking" on it, in that the documented poor performance of the bootleg systems can no longer be afforded and the GERS royalty will become less of an impediment to their marketing. They think 20% is fair, others do not. Now the ethanol plants need to look beyond the short term and become as the article suggests, "If they are well managed and make good business decisions, they will find a way through this." This is now translating to GERS COES as part of this management