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Ethanol Production
Capacity by State and Plant

As of September 2009, the United States had the nameplate capacity to produce 13,063.4 million (13.1 billion) gallons of ethanol, operating refineries producing 11,532.4 million (11.5 billion) gallons of ethanol per year, and had construction or expansion plans for an additional 1,497 million (1.5 billion) gallons.  There were 201 refineries.  If no operating production is listed in the table below, the plant has been idled.  Nebraska's nameplate capacity was 1,523 million gallons, or 12 percent, of the nation's nameplate capacity.  Nebraska's operating production was 1,311 million gallons, or 11 percent, of the nation's operating production.  Nebraska had construction or expansion plans for an additional 275 million gallons of capacity.

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

See the archive for reports from prior months.

Fuel Ethanol Production Capacity
by State and by Plant

(Million Gallons Per Year as of September 2009)

State
Company
Location Nameplate
Capacity
Operating
Production
Under
Construction
Expansion
Capacity
United States Total 13,063.4 11,532.4 1,497.0
Arizona
Pinal Energy, LLC Maricopa, AZ 55.0 55.0 NA
Arizona Total 55.0 55.0 NA
California
AltraBiofuels Phoenix Bio Industries, LLC Goshen, CA 31.5 31.5 NA
Calgren Renewable Fuels, LLC Pixley, CA 55.0 NA NA
Cilion Ethanol Keyes, CA NA NA 50.0
Golden Cheese Company of California Corona, CA 5.0 5.0 NA
Pacific Ethanol Madera, CA 40.0 NA NA
Pacific Ethanol Stockton, CA 60.0 NA NA
Parallel Products Rancho Cucamonga, CA *3.0 *3.0 NA
California Total 194.5 39.5 50.0
Colorado
Front Range Energy, LLC Windsor, CO 40.0 40.0 NA
Merrick & Company Aurora, CO 3.0 3.0 NA
Sterling Ethanol, LLC Sterling, CO 42.0 42.0 NA
Yuma Ethanol Yuma, CO 40.0 40.0 NA
Colorado Total 125.0 125.0 NA
Georgia
Range Fuels Soperton, GA NA NA 100.0
Southwest Georgia Ethanol, LLC Camilla, GA 100.0 100.0 NA
Wind Gap Farms Baconton, GA 0.4 0.4 NA
Georgia Total 100.4 100.4 100.0
Idaho
Idaho Ethanol Processing Caldwell, ID 4.0 4.0 NA
Pacific Ethanol Burley, ID 50.0 NA NA
Idaho Total 54.0 4.0 NA
Illinois
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Madison, IL NA NA 88.0
Adkins Energy, LLC Lena, IL 40.0 40.0 NA
Ag Energy Resources, Inc. Benton, IL NA NA 5.0
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur, IL *274.0 *274.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria, IL *273.0 *273.0 NA
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Pekin, IL 157.0 157.0 NA
Big River Resources Galva, LLC Galva, IL 100.0 100.0 NA
Center Ethanol Company Sauget, IL 54.0 54.0 NA
Illinois River Energy, LLC Rochelle, IL 100.0 100.0 NA
Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Palestine, IL 48.0 48.0 NA
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin, IL 100.0 100.0 NA
One Earth Energy Gibson City, IL 100.0 100.0 NA
Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC Annawan, IL 100.0 100.0 NA
Riverland Biofuels Canton, IL 37.0 37.0 NA
Illinois Total 1,383.0 1,383.0 93.0
Indiana
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Mt. Vernon, IN NA NA 88.0
AltraBiofuels Indiana, LLC Cloverdale, IN 92.0 NA NA
Cardinal Ethanol Union City, IN 100.0 100.0 NA
Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC Marion, IN 40.0 40.0 NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Bluffton, IN 110.0 110.0 NA
Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC Rensselaer, IN 40.0 40.0 NA
New Energy Corp. South Bend, IN 102.0 102.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Alexandria Alexandria, IN 68.0 68.0 NA
POET Biorefining - North Manchester North Manchester, IN 68.0 68.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Portland Portland, IN 68.0 68.0 NA
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol, LLC Clymers, IN 110.0 110.0 NA
Verasun Energy Corp. Linden, IN 110.0 NA NA
Indiana Total 908.0 706.0 88.0
Iowa
Absolute Energy, LLC St. Ansgar, IA 100.0 100.0 NA
Amaizing Energy, LLC Atlantic, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Amaizing Energy, LLC Denison, IA 48.0 48.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids, IA *260.0 *260.0 *275.0
Archer Daniels Midland Clinton, IA *153.0 *153.0 NA
Big River Resources, LLC West Burlington, IA 92.0 92.0 NA
Cargill, Inc. Eddyville, IA 35.0 35.0 NA
Corn, LP Goldfield, IA 55.0 55.0 NA
Global Ethanol/Midwest Grain Processors Lakota, IA 97.0 97.0 NA
Golden Grain Energy, LLC Mason City, IA 115.0 115.0 NA
Grain Processing Corp. Muscatine, IA 20.0 20.0 NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Shenandoah, IA 55.0 55.0 NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Superior, IA 55.0 55.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Fairbank, IA 120.0 120.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Iowa Falls, IA 105.0 105.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Menlo, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Shell Rock, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Homeland Energy New Hampton, IA 100.0 100.0 NA
Lincolnway Energy, LLC Nevada, IA 50.0 50.0 NA
Little Sioux Corn Processors, LP Marcus, IA 92.0 92.0 NA
Louis Dreyfuss Commodities Grand Junction, IA 100.0 100.0 NA
Penford Products Cedar Rapids, IA 45.0 45.0 NA
Pine Lake Corn Processors, LLC Steamboat Rock, IA 30.0 30.0 NA
Platinum Ethanol, LLC Arthur, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Plymouth Ethanol, LLC Merrill, IA 50.0 50.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Ashton Ashton, IA 56.0 56.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, IA 54.0 54.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Corning Corning, IA 65.0 65.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg Emmetsburg, IA 55.0 55.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA 69.0 69.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Hanlontown Hanlontown, IA 56.0 56.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA 69.0 69.0 NA
Quad-County Corn Processors Galva, IA 30.0 30.0 NA
Siouxland Energy & Livestock Coop Sioux Center, IA 60.0 60.0 NA
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC Council Bluffs, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Tate & Lyle Ft. Dodge, IA NA NA 105.0
Valero Renewable Fuels Albert City, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Charles City, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Ft. Dodge, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Hartley, IA 110.0 110.0 NA
Verasun Energy Corp. Dyersville, IA 110.0 NA NA
Xethanol BioFuels, LLC Blairstown, IA 5.0 5.0 NA
Iowa Total 3,396.0 3,286.0 380.0
Kansas
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Colwich, KS 25.0 NA NA
Arkalon Energy, LLC Liberal, KS 110.0 110.0 NA
Bonanza Energy, LLC Garden City, KS 55.0 55.0 NA
E Caruso (Goodland Energy Center) Goodland, KS NA NA 20.0
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC Garnett, KS 35.0 35.0 NA
ESE Alcohol Inc. Leoti, KS 1.5 1.5 NA
Gateway Ethanol Pratt, KS 55.0 NA NA
Kansas Ethanol, LLC Lyons, KS 55.0 55.0 NA
Nesika Energy, LLC Scandia, KS 10.0 10.0 NA
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC Phillipsburg, KS 40.0 40.0 NA
Reeve Agri-Energy Garden City, KS 12.0 12.0 NA
Western Plains Energy, LLC Campus, KS 45.0 45.0 NA
White Energy Russell, KS 48.0 48.0 NA
Kansas Total 491.5 411.5 20.0
Kentucky
Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC Hopkinsville, KY 33.0 33.0 NA
Parallel Products Louisville, KY *2.4 *2.4 NA
Kentucky Total 35.4 35.4 NA
Louisiana
Verenium Jennings, LA 1.5 1.5 NA
Louisiana Total 1.5 1.5 NA
Michigan
Carbon Green Bioenergy Lake Odessa, MI 50.0 NA NA
Global Ethanol/Midwest Grain Processors Riga, MI 57.0 57.0 NA
Marysville Ethanol, LLC Marysville, MI 50.0 50.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Caro Caro, MI 53.0 53.0 5.0
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC Albion, MI 55.0 55.0 NA
Michigan Total 265.0 215.0 5.0
Minnesota
Agri-Energy, LLC Luverne, MN 21.0 21.0 NA
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Claremont, MN 42.0 42.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Marshall, MN *40.0 *40.0 NA
BioFuel Energy – Buffalo Lake Energy, LLC Fairmont, MN 115.0 115.0 NA
Bushmills Ethanol, Inc. Atwater, MN 50.0 50.0 NA
Central MN Ethanol Coop Little Falls, MN 21.5 21.5 NA
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. Benson, MN 45.0 45.0 NA
Corn Plus, LLP Winnebago, MN 44.0 44.0 NA
DENCO, LLC Morris, MN 24.0 NA NA
Granite Falls Energy, LLC Granite Falls, MN 52.0 52.0 NA
Guardian Energy Janesville, MN 110.0 NA NA
Heartland Corn Products Winthrop, MN 100.0 100.0 NA
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC Heron Lake, MN 50.0 50.0 NA
Highwater Ethanol, LLC Lamberton, MN 55.0 55.0 NA
Land O'Lakes Melrose, MN 2.6 2.6 NA
Minnesota Energy Buffalo Lake, MN 18.0 18.0 NA
Otter Tail Ag Enterprises Fergus Falls, MN 57.5 57.5 NA
POET Biorefining - Bingham Lake Bingham Lake, MN 35.0 35.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Glenville Albert Lea, MN 42.0 42.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal Lake Crystal, MN 56.0 56.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Preston Preston, MN 46.0 46.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Welcome, MN 110.0 110.0 NA
Minnesota Total 1,131.6 1,002.6 NA
Mississippi
Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg Vicksburg, MS 54.0 54.0 NA
Mississippi Total 54.0 54.0 NA
Missouri
Golden Triangle Energy, LLC Craig, MO 20.0 20.0 NA
Lifeline Foods, LLC St. Joseph, MO 40.0 40.0 NA
Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc. Malta Bend, MO 50.0 50.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Laddonia Laddonia, MO 50.0 50.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Macon Macon, MO 46.0 46.0 NA
Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO 55.0 55.0 NA
Missouri Total 261.0 261.0 NA
Nebraska
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Ravenna, NE 88.0 NA NA
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. York, NE 55.0 NA NA
Advanced Bioenergy Fairmont, NE 100.0 100.0 NA
AGP Hastings, NE 52.0 52.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus, NE *80.0 *80.0 *275.0
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Aurora, NE 50.0 50.0 NA
BioFuel Energy – Pioneer Trail Energy, LLC Wood River, NE 115.0 115.0 NA
Bridgeport Ethanol Bridgeport, NE 54.0 54.0 NA
Cargill, Inc. Blair, NE 85.0 85.0 NA
Chief Ethanol Hastings, NE 62.0 62.0 NA
Cornhusker Energy Lexington, LLC Lexington, NE 40.0 40.0 NA
E Energy Adams, LLC Adams, NE 50.0 50.0 NA
E3 Biofuels Mead, NE 25.0 NA NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Central City, NE 100.0 100.0 NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Ord, NE 50.0 50.0 NA
Husker Ag, LLC Plainview, NE 75.0 75.0 NA
KAAPA Ethanol, LLC Minden, NE 40.0 40.0 NA
Louis Dreyfuss Commodities Norfolk, NE 45.0 45.0 NA
Mid America Agri Products/Horizon Cambridge, NE 44.0 NA NA
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland Madrid, NE 44.0 44.0 NA
Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC Sutherland, NE 25.0 25.0 NA
NEDAK Ethanol Atkinson, NE 44.0 44.0 NA
Siouxland Ethanol, LLC Jackson, NE 50.0 50.0 NA
Trenton Agri Products, LLC Trenton, NE 40.0 40.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Albion, NE 110.0 110.0 NA
Nebraska Total 1,523.0 1,311.0 275.0
New Mexico
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Portales, NM 30.0 30.0 NA
New Mexico Total 30.0 30.0 NA
New York
Sunoco Volney, NY 114.0 NA NA
Western New York Energy, LLC Shelby, NY 50.0 50.0 NA
New York Total 164.0 50.0 NA
North Carolina
Clean Burn Fuels, LLC Raeford, NC NA NA 60.0
North Carolina Total NA NA 60.0
North Dakota
Alchem Ltd. LLP Grafton, ND 10.0 NA NA
Archer Daniels Midland Walhalla, ND *23.0 *23.0 NA
Blue Flint Ethanol Underwood, ND 50.0 50.0 NA
Red Trail Energy, LLC Richardton, ND 50.0 50.0 NA
Tharaldson Ethanol Casselton, ND 110.0 110.0 NA
Verasun Energy Corp. Hankinson, ND 110.0 NA NA
North Dakota Total 353.0 233.0 NA
Ohio
AltraBiofuels Coshocton Ethanol, LLC Coshocton, OH 60.0 NA NA
Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC Lima, OH 54.0 NA NA
POET Biorefining - Fostoria Fostoria, OH 68.0 68.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Leipsic Leipsic, OH 68.0 68.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Marion Marion, OH NA NA 65.0
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol, LLC Greenville, OH 110.0 110.0 NA
Verasun Energy Corp. Bloomingburg, OH 110.0 NA NA
Ohio Total 470.0 246.0 65.0
Oregon
Cascade Grain Clatskanie, OR 108.0 NA NA
Pacific Ethanol Boardman, OR 40.0 40.0 NA
Oregon Total 148.0 40.0 NA
Pennsylvania
Bional Clearfield Clearfield, PA NA NA 110.0
Pennsylvania Total NA NA 110.0
South Dakota
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Aberdeen, SD 50.0 50.0 NA
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Huron, SD 32.0 32.0 33.0
Dakota Ethanol, LLC Wentworth, SD 50.0 50.0 NA
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC Watertown, SD 100.0 100.0 NA
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC - Mina Mina, SD 107.0 107.0 NA
North Country Ethanol, LLC Rosholt, SD 20.0 20.0 NA
NuGen Energy Marion, SD 110.0 110.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Big Stone Big Stone City, SD 79.0 79.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD 110.0 110.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Groton Groton, SD 53.0 53.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD 56.0 56.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Mitchell Mitchell, SD 68.0 68.0 NA
POET Biorefining - Scotland Scotland, SD 11.0 11.0 NA
Redfield Energy, LLC Redfield, SD 50.0 50.0 NA
Valero Renewable Fuels Aurora, SD 120.0 120.0 NA
South Dakota Total 1,016.0 1,016.0 33.0
Tennessee
Green Plains Obion Obion, TN 110.0 110.0 NA
Tate & Lyle Loudon, TN 67.0 67.0 38.0
Tennessee Total 177.0 177.0 38.0
Texas
Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC Levelland, TX 40.0 40.0 NA
Panda Ethanol Hereford, TX NA NA 115.0
White Energy Hereford, TX 100.0 100.0 NA
White Energy Plainview, TX 110.0 NA NA
Texas Total 250.0 140.0 115.0
Virginia
Appomattox Bio Energy Hopewell, VA NA NA 65.0
Virginia Total NA NA 65.0
Wisconsin
ACE Ethanol, LLC Stanley, WI 41.0 41.0 NA
Badger State Ethanol, LLC Monroe, WI 48.0 48.0 NA
Castle Rock Renewable Fuels, LLC Necedah, WI 50.0 50.0 NA
Didion Ethanol Cambria, WI 40.0 40.0 NA
Renew Energy Jefferson Junction, WI 130.0 130.0 NA
United Ethanol Milton, WI 52.0 52.0 NA
United WI Grain Producers, LLC Friesland, WI 49.0 49.0 NA
Utica Energy, LLC Oshkosh, WI 48.0 48.0 NA
Western Wisconsin Renewable Energy, LLC Boyceville, WI 40.0 40.0 NA
Wisconsin Total 498.0 498.0 NA
Wyoming
KL Process Design Group Upton, WY 1.5 1.5 NA
Renova Energy Torrington, WY 5.0 5.0 NA
Wyoming Total 6.5 6.5 NA

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

Notes: NA = Not Applicable. An asterisk (*) indicates the company's total capacity is divided among its plants.  Organizations, groups, companies, or individuals in the agency's links 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 November 17, 2009.

Typically, there is one month between updates.