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Ethanol Facilities' Capacity by State

Nebraska has the second largest ethanol nameplate capacity and the second largest ethanol operating production in the country, based on the latest federal figures.

As of August 2015, Nebraska has the nameplate capacity to produce 2.0 billion gallons of ethanol, which is 13 percent of the nation's capacity of 15.5 billion gallons. Iowa has the largest nameplate capacity (3.8 billion gallons which is 25 percent of the nation's total), and Louisiana has the smallest nameplate capacity (1.0 million gallons). Twenty–eight states have ethanol facilities.

Nebraska's operating refineries are producing 1.9 billion gallons of ethanol, which is 13 percent of the nation's capacity of 15.1 billion gallons. Iowa has the largest operating production (3.8 billion gallons which is 25 percent of the nation's total), and Wyoming has the smallest operating production (10.0 million gallons). Twenty–six states have operating ethanol facilities. Idled facilities are omitted in the total of each state's operating production. A reduction in production is not reported.

The ethanol section of the state energy office's energy statistics has more information.

See the archive for reports from prior months. Starting with the June 2010 report, states are ranked so that equivalent gallons are ranked at the same level.

Ethanol Facilities
Nameplate Capacity and Operating Production
Ranked by State

(Largest to Smallest Capacity as of August 2015)

Rank State Nameplate
Capacity
(Million Gallons
Per Year)
1 Iowa 3,820.0
2 Nebraska 1,976.0
3 Illinois 1,525.0
4 Minnesota 1,192.0
5 Indiana 1,166.0
6 South Dakota 1,061.0
7 Wisconsin 532.0
8 Kansas 529.0
9 Ohio 528.0
10 North Dakota 465.0
11 Texas 381.0
12 Missouri 271.0
13 Michigan 270.0
14 Tennessee 225.0
15 California 223.0
16 New York 169.0
17 Oregon 149.0
18 Colorado 125.0
19 Georgia 121.0
20 Pennsylvania 110.0
21 Virginia 65.0
22 Idaho 60.0
23 Mississippi 54.0
24 Arizona 50.0
25 Kentucky 35.4
26 New Mexico 25.0
27 Wyoming 10.0
28 Louisiana 1.0
United States Total 15,466.0
Rank State Operating
Production
(Million Gallons
Per Year)
1 Iowa 3,785.0
2 Nebraska 1,923.0
3 Illinois 1,480.0
4 Indiana 1,166.0
5 Minnesota 1,150.0
6 South Dakota 1,061.0
7 Ohio 528.0
8 Wisconsin 515.0
9 Kansas 504.0
10 North Dakota 465.0
11 Texas 381.0
12 Michigan 270.0
13 Missouri 256.0
14 Tennessee 225.0
15 California 218.0
16 New York 169.0
17 Colorado 125.0
18 Georgia 121.0
19 Pennsylvania 110.0
20 Virginia 65.0
21 Idaho 60.0
22 Mississippi 54.0
23 Arizona 50.0
24 Oregon 41.0
25 Kentucky 35.4
26 Wyoming 10.0
27 New Mexico 0.0
27 Louisiana 0.0
United States Total 15,071.0

Sources: Renewable Fuels Association, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Notes: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.
The United States' totals are the Renewable Fuels Association's totals for the United States. Adding states' capacity or production produces totals that may not equal the Renewable Fuels Association's total for the United States. This is due to the following process: When companies only report their totals, individual plant capacity, production, and construction are researched and estimated.

Organizations, groups, companies, or individuals in the agency's linked pages are for information only and are not an endorsement by the State of Nebraska or the Nebraska Energy Office and its management or staff.

This table was updated on October 5, 2016.
Typically, there is one month between updates.