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Ethanol Production Capacity by Plant

As of March 2007, the United States had the capacity to produce 5,633.4 million (5.6 billion) gallons of ethanol and had plans for an additional 6,394.9 million (6.4 billion) gallons.  Nebraska's capacity was 655.5 million gallons, or 12 percent, of the nation's capacity.  Nebraska had 690 million gallons capacity under construction or in plans for expansion.

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 March 2007)

State
Company
Location Current
Capacity
Under
Construction/
Expansions
United States Total 5,633.4 6,394.9
Arizona
Pinal Energy, LLC Maricopa, AZ NA 55.0
Arizona Total NA 55.0
California
Golden Cheese Company of California Corona, CA 5.0 NA
Pacific Ethanol Madera, CA 35.0 NA
Parallel Products R. Cucamonga, CA *3.0 NA
Phoenix Biofuels Goshen, CA 25.0 NA
California Total 68.0 NA
Colorado
Front Range Energy, LLC Windsor, CO 40.0 NA
Merrick & Company Golden, CO 3.0 NA
Sterling Ethanol, LLC Sterling, CO 42.0 NA
Yuma Ethanol Yuma, CO NA 40.0
Colorado Total 85.0 40.0
Georgia
First United Ethanol, LLC (FUEL) Mitchell Co., GA NA 100.0
Wind Gap Farms Baconton, GA 0.4 NA
Georgia Total 0.4 100.0
Idaho
Pacific Ethanol Burley, ID NA 50.0
Idaho Total NA 50.0
Illinois
Adkins Energy, LLC Lena, IL 40.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur, IL *274.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria, IL *273.0 NA
Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. Pekin, IL 157.0 NA
Center Ethanol Company Sauget, IL NA 54.0
Central Illinois Energy, LLC Canton, IL NA 37.0
Illinois River Energy, LLC Rochelle, IL 50.0 NA
Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Palestine, IL 48.0 NA
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin, IL NA 100.0
MGP Ingredients, Inc. Pekin, IL *39.0 NA
Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC Annawan, IL NA 100.0
Illinois Total 921.0 291.0
Indiana
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Linden, IN NA 100.0
Cardinal Ethanol Harrisville, IN NA 100.0
Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC Marion, IN NA 40.0
Indiana Bio-Energy Bluffton, IN NA 101.0
Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC Rensselaer, IN 40.0 NA
New Energy Corp. South Bend, IN 102.0 NA
Premier Ethanol Portland, IN NA 60.0
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol, LLC Clymers, IN NA 110.0
Indiana Total 142.0 511.0
Iowa
Absolute Energy, LLC St. Ansgar, IA NA 100.0
Amaizing Energy, LLC Denison, IA 40.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids, IA *260.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Clinton, IA *153.0 NA
Big River Resources, LLC West Burlington, IA 52.0 50.0
Cargill, Inc. Eddyville, IA 35.0 NA
CassCo Amaizing Energy, LLC Atlantic, IA NA 110.0
Corn, LP Goldfield, IA 50.0 NA
Dexter Ethanol, LLC Dexter, IA NA 100.0
Frontier Ethanol, LLC Gowrie, IA 60.0 NA
Global Ethanol/Midwest Grain Processors Lakota, IA 95.0 NA
Golden Grain Energy, LLC Mason City, IA 60.0 50.0
Grain Processing Corp. Muscatine, IA 20.0 NA
Green Plains Renewable Energy Shenandoah, IA NA 50.0
Green Plains Renewable Energy Superior, IA NA 50.0
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Fairbank, IA 115.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Iowa Falls, IA 105.0 NA
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Menlo, IA NA 100.0
Horizon Ethanol, LLC Jewell, IA 60.0 NA
Iowa Ethanol, LLC Hanlontown, IA 50.0 NA
Lincolnway Energy, LLC Nevada, IA 50.0 NA
Little Sioux Corn Processors, LP Marcus, IA 52.0 NA
Otter Creek Ethanol, LLC Ashton, IA 55.0 NA
Penford Products Cedar Rapids, IA NA 45.0
Permeate Refining Hopkinton, IA 1.5 NA
Pine Lake Corn Processors, LLC Steamboat Rock, IA 20.0 NA
Pinnacle Ethanol, LLC Corning, IA NA 60.0
Platinum Ethanol, LLC Arthur, IA NA 110.0
Plymouth Ethanol, LLC Merrill, IA NA 50.0
Quad-County Corn Processors Galva, IA 27.0 NA
Siouxland Energy & Livestock Coop Sioux Center, IA 25.0 40.0
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC Council Bluffs, IA NA 110.0
Tall Corn Ethanol, LLC Coon Rapids, IA 49.0 NA
Tama Ethanol, LLC Tama, IA NA 100.0
Tate & Lyle Ft. Dodge, IA NA 105.0
US BioEnergy Corp. Albert City, IA 100.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Dyersville, IA NA 100.0
VeraSun Energy Corporation Charles City, IA NA 110.0
VeraSun Energy Corporation Ft. Dodge, IA 110.0 NA
VeraSun Energy Corporation Hartely, IA NA *110.0
Voyager Ethanol, LLC Emmetsburg, IA 52.0 NA
Xethanol BioFuels, LLC Blairstown, IA 5.0 35.0
Iowa Total 1,701.5 1,585.0
Kansas
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Colwich, KS 25.0 NA
Arkalon Energy, LLC Liberal, KS NA 110.0
Bonanza Energy, LLC Garden City, KS NA 55.0
E Caruso (Goodland Energy Center) Goodland, KS NA 20.0
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC Garnett, KS 35.0 NA
ESE Alcohol Inc. Leoti, KS 1.5 NA
Gateway Ethanol Pratt, KS NA 55.0
Kansas Ethanol, LLC Lyons, KS NA 55.0
MGP Ingredients, Inc. Atchison, KS *6.0 NA
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC Phillipsburg, KS 40.0 NA
Reeve Agri-Energy Garden City, KS 12.0 NA
U.S. Energy Partners, LLC (White Energy) Russell, KS 48.0 NA
Western Plains Energy, LLC Campus, KS 45.0 NA
Kansas Total 212.5 295.0
Kentucky
Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC Hopkinsville, KY 33.0 NA
Parallel Products Louisville, KY *2.4 NA
Kentucky Total 35.4 NA
Michigan
Global Ethanol/Midwest Grain Processors Riga, MI NA 57.0
Marysville Ethanol, LLC Marysville, MI NA 50.0
Michigan Ethanol, LLC Caro, MI 50.0 NA
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC Albion, MI 55.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Woodbury, MI 50.0 NA
Michigan Total 155.0 107.0
Minnesota
Agra Resources Coop. d.b.a. EXOL Albert Lea, MN 40.0 8.0
Agri-Energy, LLC Luverne, MN 21.0 NA
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Claremont, MN 35.0 15.0
Archer Daniels Midland Marshall, MN *40.0 NA
Bushmills Ethanol, Inc. Atwater, MN 40.0 NA
Central MN Ethanol Coop Little Falls, MN 21.5 NA
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. Benson, MN 45.0 NA
Corn Plus, LLP Winnebago, MN 44.0 NA
DENCO, LLC Morris, MN 21.5 NA
Ethanol2000, LLP Bingham Lake, MN 32.0 NA
Granite Falls Energy, LLC Granite Falls, MN 52.0 NA
Heartland Corn Products Winthrop, MN 35.0 NA
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC Heron Lake, MN NA 50.0
Land O'Lakes Melrose, MN 2.6 NA
Minnesota Energy Buffalo Lake, MN 18.0 NA
Northstar Ethanol, LLC Lake Crystal, MN 52.0 NA
Otter Tail Ag Enterprises Fergus Falls, MN NA 57.5
Pro-Corn, LLC Preston, MN 42.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Janesville, MN NA 150.0
VeraSun Energy Corporation Welcome, MN NA *110.0
Minnesota Total 541.6 390.5
Missouri
Golden Triangle Energy, LLC Craig, MO 20.0 NA
Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc. Malta Bend, MO 45.0 NA
Missouri Ethanol Laddonia, MO 45.0 NA
Northeast Missouri Grain, LLC Macon, MO 45.0 NA
Missouri Total 155.0 NA
Nebraska
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Ravenna, NE NA 88.0
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. York, NE 55.0 NA
Advanced Bioenergy Fairmont, NE NA 100.0
AGP Hastings, NE 52.0 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus, NE *80.0 NA
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Albion, NE NA 100.0
Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. Aurora, NE 50.0 NA
Cargill, Inc. Blair, NE 85.0 NA
Chief Ethanol Hastings, NE 62.0 NA
Cornhusker Energy Lexington, LLC Lexington, NE 40.0 NA
E Energy Adams, LLC Adams, NE NA 50.0
E3 Biofuels Mead, NE NA 24.0
Elkhorn Valley Ethanol, LLC Norfolk, NE NA 40.0
Holt County Ethanol O'Neill, NE NA 100.0
Husker Ag, LLC Plainview, NE 26.5 NA
KAAPA Ethanol, LLC Minden, NE 40.0 NA
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland Madrid, NE NA 44.0
Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC Sutherland, NE 25.0 NA
NEDAK Ethanol Atkinson, NE NA 44.0
Siouxland Ethanol, LLC Jackson, NE NA 50.0
Trenton Agri Products, LLC Trenton, NE 40.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Central City, NE 100.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Ord, NE NA 50.0
Nebraska Total 655.5 690.0
New Mexico
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Portales, NM 30.0 NA
New Mexico Total 30.0 NA
New York
Northeast Biofuels Volney, NY NA 114.0
Western New York Energy, LLC Shelby, NY NA 50.0
New York Total NA 164.0
North Dakota
Alchem Ltd. LLLP Grafton, ND 10.5 NA
Archer Daniels Midland Wallhalla, ND *23.0 NA
Blue Flint Ethanol Underwood, ND 50.0 NA
Red Trail Energy, LLC Richardton, ND 50.0 NA
US BioEnergy Corp. Hankinson, ND NA 100.0
North Dakota Total 133.5 100.0
Ohio
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC Bloomingburg, OH NA 100.0
Coshoctan Ethanol, OH Coshoctan, OH NA 60.0
Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC Lima, OH NA 54.0
Liquid Resources of Ohio Medina, OH 3.0 NA
Summit Ethanol Leipsic, OH NA 60.0
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol, LLC Greenville, OH NA 110.0
Ohio Total 3.0 384.0
Oregon
Cascade Grain Clatskanie, OR NA 108.0
Pacific Ethanol Boardman, OR NA 35.0
Oregon Total NA 143.0
South Dakota
Aberdeen Energy Mina, SD NA 100.0
Broin Enterprises, Inc. Scotland, SD 11.0 NA
Dakota Ethanol, LLC Wentworth, SD 50.0 NA
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC Watertown, SD 50.0 50.0
Great Plains Ethanol, LLC Chancellor, SD 50.0 NA
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Aberdeen, SD 9.0 NA
Heartland Grain Fuels, LP Huron, SD 12.0 18.0
James Valley Ethanol, LLC Groton, SD 50.0 NA
Millennium Ethanol Marion, SD NA 100.0
Missouri Valley Renewable Energy, LLC Meckling, SD NA 60.0
North Country Ethanol, LLC Rosholt, SD 20.0 NA
Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC Big Stone City, SD 50.0 NA
Prairie Ethanol, LLC Loomis, SD 60.0 NA
Redfield Energy, LLC Redfield, SD NA 50.0
Sioux River Ethanol, LLC Hudson, SD 50.0 NA
VeraSun Energy Corporation Aurora, SD 120.0 NA
South Dakota Total 532.0 378.0
Tennessee
Ethanol Grain Processors, LLC Obion, TN NA 100.0
Tate & Lyle Loudon, TN 67.0 38.0
Tennessee Total 67.0 138.0
Texas
Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC Levelland, TX NA 40.0
Panda Energy Hereford, TX NA 100.0
Panhandle Energies of Dumas, LP Dumas, TX NA 30.0
Plainview BioEnergy, LLC Plainview, TX NA 100.0
White Energy Hereford, TX NA 100.0
Texas Total NA 370.0
Washington
Northwest Renewable, LLC Longview, WA NA 55.0
Washington Total NA 55.0
Wisconsin
ACE Ethanol, LLC Stanley, WI 41.0 NA
Badger State Ethanol, LLC Monroe, WI 48.0 NA
Castle Rock Renewable Fuels, LLC Necedah, WI NA 50.0
Central Wisconsin Alcohol Plover, WI 4.0 NA
Grand River Distribution Cambria, WI NA 40.0
Renew Energy Jefferson Junction, WI NA 130.0
United Ethanol Milton, WI NA 52.0
United WI Grain Producers, LLC Friesland, WI 49.0 NA
Utica Energy, LLC Oshkosh, WI 48.0 NA
Western Wisconsin Renewable Energy, LLC Boyceville, WI 40.0 NA
Wisconsin Total 230.0 272.0
Wyoming
Renova Energy Torrington, WY 5.0 NA
Wyoming Total 5.0 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 April 4, 2007.

Typically, there is one month between updates.