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Fuel Ethanol Distilleries in Production and under Construction in the United States by State (table)

Fuel Ethanol Distilleries in Production and under Construction in the United States by State, Listed by Data Source (table)

Fuel Ethanol Distilleries in Production in the United States (table)

Fuel Ethanol Distilleries under Construction in the United States (table)

Fuel Ethanol Distilleries under Expansion in the United States (table)

U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol, 1980-2006, with Projection to 2008 (figure and table)

U.S. Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006 (figure and table)

 
Company City State Status (1)
Annual Capacity
Consumption (2)
       
Million Gallons Ethanol
Million Tons Corn
Arizona
Pinal Energy, LLC Maricopa  AZ Under Construction
55
0.50
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
55
0.50
Arizona Total
55
0.50
California
Golden Cheese Company Corona  CA In Production
5
0.05
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Madera  CA In Production
35
0.34
Parallel Products Rancho Cucamonga  CA In Production
4
0.04
Phoenix Biofuels Goshen  CA In Production
25
0.24
Total in Production
69
0.67
Total under Construction
0
0.00
California Total
69
0.67
Colorado
Front Range Energy Windsor  CO In Production
40
0.39
Merrick/Coors Golden  CO In Production
3
0.03
Sterling Ethanol, LLC Sterling  CO In Production
42
0.41
Sun Energy, LLC Walsh  CO In Production
3
0.03
Yuma Ethanol Yuma  CO Under Construction
40
0.36
Total in Production
88
0.86
Total under Construction
40
0.36
Colorado Total
128
1.22
Georgia
Wind Gap Farms Baconton  GA In Production
0.4
0.00
Total in Production
0.4
0.00
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Georgia Total
0.4
0.00
Illinois
Adkins Energy, LLC Lena IL In Production
40
0.39
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur  IL In Production
380
3.71
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria  IL In Production
140
1.37
Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. Pekin  IL In Production
100
0.98
LincolnLand Agri-Energy, LLC Robinson  IL In Production
48
0.47
MGP Ingredients, Inc. Pekin  IL In Production
60
0.59
Central Ethanol, LLC Sauget  IL Under Construction
54
0.49
Central Illinois Energy Canton  IL Under Construction
37
0.34
Illinois River Ethanol, LLC Rochelle  IL Under Construction
50
0.45
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin  IL Under Construction
100
0.91
Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC Annawan  IL Under Construction
100
0.91
Total in Production
768
7.50
Total under Construction
341
3.09
Illinois Total
1,109
10.60
Indiana
Grain Processing Corp. Washington  IN In Production
20
0.20
New Energy Corp. South Bend  IN In Production
102
1.00
Altra Indiana LLC Cloverdale  IN Under Construction
88
0.80
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Linden  IN Under Construction
100
0.91
Cardinal Ethanol Winchester  IN Under Construction
100
0.91
Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC Marion IN Under Construction
40
0.36
Hartford Bio-Energy Hartford  IN Under Construction
88
0.80
Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC Rensselaer  IN Under Construction
40
0.36
Premier Ethanol Portland  IN Under Construction
60
0.54
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol, LLC Clymers  IN Under Construction
110
1.00
Total in Production
122
1.19
Total under Construction
626
5.68
Indiana Total
748
6.87
Iowa
Amaizing Energy Denison  IA In Production
40
0.39
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids IA In Production
260
2.54
Archer Daniels Midland Clinton  IA In Production
147
1.44
Big River Resources, LLC West Burlington  IA In Production
52
0.51
Cargill, Inc. Eddyville  IA In Production
35
0.34
Corn, LP Goldfield  IA In Production
50
0.49
Frontier Ethanol, LLC Gowrie  IA In Production
60
0.59
Golden Grain Energy Mason City  IA In Production
50
0.49
Grain Processing Corp. Muscatine  IA In Production
20
0.20
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Fairbank  IA In Production
100
0.98
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Iowa Falls  IA In Production
100
0.98
Horizon Ethanol, LLC Jewell  IA In Production
60
0.59
Iowa Ethanol, LLC Hanlontown  IA In Production
55
0.54
Lincolnway Energy Nevada  IA In Production
50
0.49
Little Sioux Corn Processors Marcus  IA In Production
52
0.51
Midwest Grain Processors Lakota  IA In Production
95
0.93
Otter Creek Ethanol, LLC Ashton  IA In Production
55
0.54
Permeate Refining, Inc. Hopkinton  IA In Production
2
0.01
Pine Lake Corn Processors Steamboat Rock  IA In Production
20
0.20
Quad County Corn Processors Galva  IA In Production
27
0.26
Siouxland Energy & Livestock Co-op Sioux Center  IA In Production
23
0.22
Tall Corn Ethanol Coon Rapids  IA In Production
49
0.48
US Bio Albert City Albert City  IA In Production
100
0.98
VeraSun Energy Fort Dodge  IA In Production
110
1.07
Voyager Ethanol, LLC Emmetsburg  IA In Production
52
0.51
Xethanol BioFuels, LLC Blairstown  IA In Production
5
0.05
Absolute Energy, LLC St. Ansgar  IA Under Construction
100
0.91
Dexter Ethanol, LLC Dexter IA Under Construction
100
0.91
Green Plains Renewable Energy Shenandoah  IA Under Construction
50
0.45
Green Plains Renewable Energy Superior  IA Under Construction
50
0.45
Penford Corporation Cedar Rapids  IA Under Construction
45
0.41
Pinnacle Ethanol, LLC Corning  IA Under Construction
60
0.54
Plymouth Energy Company Merrill  IA Under Construction
50
0.45
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy  Council Bluffs  IA Under Construction
110
1.00
Tate & Lyle Fort Dodge  IA Under Construction
100
0.91
US Bio Dyersville Dyersville  IA Under Construction
100
0.91
VeraSun Energy Charles City  IA Under Construction
110
1.00
VeraSun Energy Hartley  IA Under Construction
110
1.00
Total in Production
1,668
16.30
Total under Construction
985
8.94
Iowa Total
2,653
25.23
Kansas
Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation Colwich  KS In Production
25
0.24
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC Garnett  KS In Production
35
0.34
ESE Alcohol, Inc. Leoti  KS In Production
2
0.01
MGP Ingredients, Inc. Atchison  KS In Production
25
0.24
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC Phillipsburg  KS In Production
40
0.39
Reeve Agri-Energy Garden City  KS In Production
12
0.12
U.S. Energy Partners, LLC Russell  KS In Production
48
0.47
Western Plains Energy, LLC Oakley  KS In Production
45
0.44
Arkalon Energy, LLC Liberal  KS Under Construction
110
1.00
Bonanza BioEnergy, LLC Garden City  KS Under Construction
55
0.50
Gateway Ethanol, LLC Pratt  KS Under Construction
55
0.50
Goodland Energy Center (E Caruso, LLC) Goodland  KS Under Construction
20
0.18
Total in Production
232
2.26
Total under Construction
240
2.18
Kansas Total
472
4.44
Kentucky
Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC Hopkinsville  KY In Production
33
0.32
Parallel Products Louisville  KY In Production
3
0.03
Bluegrass Bioenergy Fulton  KY Under Construction
50
0.45
Total in Production
36
0.35
Total under Construction
50
0.45
Kentucky Total
86
0.81
Michigan
Michigan Ethanol, LLC Caro  MI In Production
50
0.49
The Andersons Albion Ethanol Albion  MI In Production
55
0.54
US Bio Woodbury Lake Odessa  MI In Production
50
0.49
Marysville Ethanol, LLC Marysville MI Under Construction
50
0.45
Midwest Grain Processors, LLC Riga  MI Under Construction
57
0.52
Total in Production
155
1.51
Total under Construction
107
0.97
Michigan Total
262
2.48
Minnesota
Agra Resources d.b.a. EXOL Albert Lea  MN In Production
40
0.39
Agri-Energy, LLC Luverne  MN In Production
21
0.21
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Claremont  MN In Production
35
0.34
Archer Daniels Midland Marshall  MN In Production
40
0.39
Bushmills Ethanol, LLC Atwater  MN In Production
40
0.39
Central Minnesota Ethanol Co-op Little Falls  MN In Production
21
0.20
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company, LLC Benson  MN In Production
45
0.44
Corn Plus, LLP Winnebago  MN In Production
44
0.43
DENCO, LLC Morris  MN In Production
22
0.21
Ethanol2000, LLP Bingham Lake  MN In Production
32
0.31
Granite Falls Energy LLC Granite Falls  MN In Production
49
0.48
Heartland Corn Products Winthrop  MN In Production
36
0.35
Land O'Lakes Melrose  MN In Production
3
0.03
Minnesota Energy Buffalo Lake  MN In Production
18
0.18
Northstar Ethanol Lake Crystal  MN In Production
52
0.51
Pro-Corn, LLC Preston  MN In Production
42
0.41
Buffalo Lake Energy, LLC Fairmont  MN Under Construction
110
1.00
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC Heron Lake  MN Under Construction
50
0.45
Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, LLC Fergus Falls  MN Under Construction
58
0.52
VeraSun Energy Welcome  MN Under Construction
110
1.00
Total in Production
539
5.27
Total under Construction
328
2.97
Minnesota Total
867
8.24
Mississippi
Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg, LLC Jackson  MS Under Construction
60
0.54
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
60
0.54
Mississippi Total
60
0.54
Missouri
Golden Triangle Energy  Craig  MO In Production
20
0.20
Mid-Missouri Energy Malta Bend  MO In Production
45
0.44
Missouri Ethanol Laddonia  MO In Production
45
0.44
Northeast Missouri Grain, LLC Macon  MO In Production
45
0.44
Total in Production
155
1.51
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Missouri Total
155
1.51
Nebraska
Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation York  NE In Production
55
0.54
AGP Hastings  NE In Production
52
0.51
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus  NE In Production
80
0.78
Cargill, Inc. Blair  NE In Production
85
0.83
Chief Ethanol Fuels Hastings  NE In Production
62
0.61
Cornhusker Energy Lexington, LLC Lexington  NE In Production
40
0.39
Husker Ag, LLC Plainview  NE In Production
20
0.20
KAAPA Ethanol, LLC Minden  NE In Production
40
0.39
Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC Sutherland  NE In Production
21
0.20
Nebraska Energy (Aventine) Aurora  NE In Production
50
0.49
Trenton AgriProducts Trenton  NE In Production
40
0.39
US Bio Platte Valley Central City  NE In Production
100
0.98
Abengoa BioEnergy  Ravenna  NE Under Construction
88
0.80
Advanced BioEnergy Fairmont  NE Under Construction
100
0.91
Altra Nebraska, LLC Carleton  NE Under Construction
110
1.00
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Albion  NE Under Construction
100
0.91
BioFuel Energy, LLC Wood River  NE Under Construction
110
1.00
E Energy Adams, LLC Adams  NE Under Construction
50
0.45
E3 BioFuels, LLC Mead  NE Under Construction
20
0.18
Elkhorn Valley Ethanol, LLC Norfolk  NE Under Construction
40
0.36
Holt County Ethanol, LLC & Midwest Ethanol Producers, LLC O'Neill  NE Under Construction
100
0.91
Mid America Agri Products/Horizon Cambridge  NE Under Construction
44
0.40
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland Madrid  NE Under Construction
44
0.40
NEDAK Ethanol, LLC Atkinson  NE Under Construction
44
0.40
Siouxland Ethanol Jackson  NE Under Construction
50
0.45
US Bio Ord Ord  NE Under Construction
50
0.45
Total in Production
645
6.30
Total under Construction
950
8.62
Nebraska Total
1,595
14.92
New Mexico
Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation Portales  NM In Production
30
0.29
Total in Production
30
0.29
Total under Construction
0
0.00
New Mexico Total
30
0.29
New York
Northeast Biofuels, LLC Fulton  NY Under Construction
100
0.91
Western New York Energy, LLC Shelby  NY Under Construction
50
0.45
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
150
1.36
New York Total
150
1.36
North Dakota
Alchem, Ltd. Grafton  ND In Production
11
0.10
Archer Daniels Midland Walhalla  ND In Production
23
0.22
Red Trail Energy Richardton  ND In Production
50
0.49
Blue Flint Ethanol Underwood ND Under Construction
50
0.45
US Bio Hankinson Hankinson  ND Under Construction
100
0.91
Total in Production
84
0.82
Total under Construction
150
1.36
North Dakota Total
234
2.18
Ohio
Liquid Resources of Ohio Medina  OH In Production
4
0.04
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Bloomingburg  OH Under Construction
100
0.91
Coshocton Ethanol, LLC Coshocton  OH Under Construction
60
0.54
Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC Lima OH Under Construction
56
0.51
Harrison Ethanol, LLC Cadiz  OH Under Construction
20
0.18
Summit Ethanol, LLC Leipsic  OH Under Construction
60
0.54
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol, LLC Greenville  OH Under Construction
110
1.00
Total in Production
4
0.04
Total under Construction
406
3.68
Ohio Total
410
3.73
Oklahoma
Dean CEG LLC Burns Flat  OK In Production
2
0.02
Total in Production
2
0.02
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Oklahoma Total
2
0.02
Oregon
Cascade Grain Clatskanie  OR Under Construction
108
0.98
Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC Boardman  OR Under Construction
35
0.32
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
143
1.30
Oregon Total
143
1.30
South Dakota
Broin Enterprises, Inc. Scotland  SD In Production
9
0.09
Dakota Ethanol, LLC Wentworth  SD In Production
50
0.49
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC Watertown  SD In Production
50
0.49
Great Plains Ethanol, LLC Chancellor  SD In Production
50
0.49
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Aberdeen  SD In Production
9
0.09
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Huron  SD In Production
30
0.29
James Valley Ethanol, LLC Groton  SD In Production
50
0.49
JPJ Enterprises Humboldt  SD In Production
na
na
North Country Ethanol Rosholt  SD In Production
20
0.20
Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC Big Stone City  SD In Production
50
0.49
Prairie Ethanol, LLC Loomis  SD In Production
60
0.59
Sioux River Ethanol, LLC Hudson  SD In Production
55
0.54
VeraSun Energy Aurora  SD In Production
120
1.17
Aberdeen Energy Mina  SD Under Construction
100
0.91
Millennium Ethanol, LLC Marion  SD Under Construction
100
0.91
Missouri Valley Renewable Energy, LLC Meckling SD Under Construction
60
0.54
Redfield Energy, LLC Redfield  SD Under Construction
50
0.45
Total in Production
553
5.40
Total under Construction
310
2.81
South Dakota Total
863
8.21
Tennessee
Tate & Lyle Loudon  TN In Production
67
0.65
Total in Production
67
0.65
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Tennessee Total
67
0.65
Texas
Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC Levelland  TX Under Construction
40
0.36
Panda Ethanol Hereford  TX Under Construction
100
0.91
Panhandle Energies of Dumas, LP Dumas  TX Under Construction
30
0.27
Plainview BioEnergy, LLC Plainview  TX Under Construction
100
0.91
White Ethanol Hereford, LLC Hereford  TX Under Construction
100
0.91
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
370
3.36
Texas Total
370
3.36
Virginia
Osage, Inc. Salem  VA In Production
na
na
Total in Production
na
na
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Virginia Total
na
na
Washington
Northwest Renewable, LLC Longview WA Under Construction
55
0.50
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
55
0.50
Washington Total
55
0.50
Wisconsin
Ace Ethanol, LLC Stanley  WI In Production
37
0.36
Badger State Ethanol, LLC Monroe  WI In Production
48
0.47
Central Wisconsin Alcohol Plover  WI In Production
4
0.04
United Wisconsin Grain Producers, LLC Friesland  WI In Production
49
0.48
Utica Energy, LLC Oshkosh  WI In Production
48
0.47
Western Wisconsin Energy, LLC Boyceville  WI In Production
40
0.39
Castle Rock Renewable Fuels, LLC Necedah  WI Under Construction
50
0.45
Didion Ethanol, LLC Cambria WI Under Construction
40
0.36
Renew Energy Jefferson  WI Under Construction
130
1.18
United Ethanol, LLC Milton  WI Under Construction
42
0.38
Total in Production
226
2.21
Total under Construction
262
2.38
Wisconsin Total
488
4.58
Wyoming
Renova Energy Torrington  WY In Production
12
0.12
Total in Production
12
0.12
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Wyoming Total
12
0.12
United States Total Total in Production
5,455
53.29
Total under Construction
5,628
51.05
United States Total
11,082
104.34
Data current as of 31 December 2006.
Key: "na" = data not available; "X" = data included by source; "–" = data not included by source
Notes: 
(1) The Earth Policy Institute lists ethanol distilleries that have begun processing feedstock to produce ethanol as "in production" and distilleries that have begun constructing or have laid foundations for buildings as "under construction." When data sources differed on distillery status, Earth Policy Institute confirmed with industry sources and changed or removed inaccurate listings.
(2) Corn consumption figures were calculated with the assumption that a bushel of corn yields 2.6 gallons of ethanol for plants currently producing and 2.8 gallons of ethanol in newer plants currently under construction, per industry statistics. A small share of these distilleries may use feedstock other than corn, including sorghum, wheat starch, and brewery waste.
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from F.O. Licht, World Ethanol & Biofuels Report, various issues (25 October 2005 - 14 December 2006); Renewable Fuels Association, "Ethanol Biorefinery Locations," at www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/locations, updated 29 December 2006, viewed 30 December 2006; BBI International, Ethanol Producer Magazine, "Plant List," at www.ethanolproducer.com/plant-list.jsp, updated 28 December 2006; American Coalition for Ethanol, Ethanol.org, "Ethanol Plants," at www.ethanol.org/productionlist.htm, updated 19 December 2006; Archer Daniels Midland distilleries capacity from Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Iowa State University, "Ethanol Plant Data," at www.card.iastate.edu/research/bio/tools/ethanol.asp, updated 7 December 2006; and additional industry sources.

 

Source (1)
Company City State
F.O. Licht Biofuels Report
RFA List
Ethanol Producer List
Ethanol.org (ACE) List
 Status (2)
Annual Capacity
Consumption (3)
Million Gallons Ethanol
Million Tons Corn
Arizona
Pinal Energy, LLC Maricopa  AZ
X
X
X
X
 Under Construction
55
0.50
Total in Production
0
0.00
Total under Construction
55
0.50
Arizona Total
55
0.50
California
Golden Cheese Company Corona  CA
na
X
X
X
 In Production
5
0.05
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Madera  CA
na
X
X
X
 In Production
35
0.34
Parallel Products Rancho Cucamonga  CA
na
X
X
X
 In Production
4
0.04
Phoenix Biofuels Goshen  CA
na
X
X
X
 In Production
25
0.24
Total in Production
69
0.67
Total under Construction
0
0.00
California Total
69
0.67
Colorado
Front Range Energy Windsor  CO
na
X
X
X
 In Production
40
0.39
Merrick/Coors Golden  CO
na
X
X
X
 In Production
3
0.03
Sterling Ethanol, LLC Sterling  CO
na
X
X
X
 In Production
42
0.41
Sun Energy, LLC Walsh  CO
na
–
X
–
 In Production
3
0.03
Yuma Ethanol Yuma  CO
–
X
–
X
 Under Construction
40
0.36
Total in Production
88
0.86
Total under Construction
40
0.36
Colorado Total
128
1.22
Georgia
Wind Gap Farms Baconton  GA
na
X
–
–
 In Production
0.4
0.00
Total in Production
0.4
0.00
Total under Construction
0
0.00
Georgia Total
0.4
0.00
Illinois
Adkins Energy, LLC Lena IL
na
X
X
X
 In Production
40
0.39
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur  IL