No gas station in Albert Lea could confirm being affected by a distribution error of having gasoline with too much ethanol in it.

A report released Tuesday from Magellan Midstream Partners Petroleum — which delivers gas to gas stations — said 108 loads of gasoline containing high ethanol content above the standard 10 percent were delivered to stations in the Mankato area, including Albert Lea.

“Magellan has been working with affected stakeholders and the state of Minnesota Department of Commerce to promptly recover the off-specification product,” said Magellan spokesman Bruce Heine.

Asked if he could supply specific addresses, Heine said he could not.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce also sent out a report, reassuring consumers in 21 communities that the bad product would be replaced immediately.

The Tribune called every gas station in Albert Lea and spoke to managers. Across the board, they had not even heard of the distribution mixup and all said everything had been normal since the weekend. Many were curious themselves about which stations in Albert Lea had been affected.

The Department of Commerce news release from Tuesday states: “Due to a technical malfunction at the Magellan Midstream Partners Petroleum plant in Mankato on Saturday, gas containing high levels of ethanol reached more than 60 stations and co-ops in 21 communities throughout southern Minnesota on Saturday, including Austin, Mankato, North Mankato, New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Sleepy Eye, Albert Lea, Renville, Owatonna, Olivia, Winnebago, LeSueur, Springfield, St. Peter, Belle Plaine, Blue Earth, Hector, Winthrop, Morgan, Gaylord and Fairmont.”

It also states: “One sample tested late Monday afternoon contained a 63 percent concentration of ethanol — well above the standard 10 percent maximum.”

Normal automobiles can run on gas with high ethanol without damage, though the gas mileage will be lower than usual; however, high ethanol, because it cleans well, can clog a conventional motor’s fuel filter or injector and possibly confuse the sensors.

A report in the Owatonna People’s Press said Kwik Trip stations in Mankato, Owatonna, New Ulm, St. Peter, Fairmont and Belle Plaine were affected.

Bill Malepsy, the manager at the Kwik Trip station at Main Street and Garfield Avenue in Albert Lea, confirmed the two Kwik Trip stations in Albert Lea were unaffected.

All other station managers, from SuperAmerica on one end of town to Trail’s Travel Center on the other and everything in between, all said they never had to put bags over their nozzles.