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U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity
Release Date:
May 20, 2013
| Next Release Date:
May 2014
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Notice: Changes to Petroleum Supply Survey Forms for 2013
This is the third release of U.S. Energy Information Administration data on fuel ethanol production capacity. EIA first reported fuel ethanol production capacities as of January 1, 2011 on November 29, 2011. This new report contains production capacity data for all operating U.S. fuel ethanol production plants as of January 1, 2013.
| U.S. Nameplate Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity as of January 1, 2013 | |||||||
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| PAD District | Number of Plants | 2013 Nameplate Capacity |
2012 Nameplate Capacity |
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| (MMgal/year) | (mb/d) | (MMgal/year) | (mb/d) | ||||
| PADD 1 | 4 | 360 | 23 | 316 | 21 | ||
| PADD 2 | 172 | 12,598 | 822 | 12,488 | 815 | ||
| PADD 3 | 5 | 419 | 27 | 449 | 29 | ||
| PADD 4 | 5 | 190 | 12 | 190 | 12 | ||
| PADD 5 | 7 | 285 | 19 | 285 | 19 | ||
| U.S. Total | 193 | 13,852 | 903 | 13,728 | 896 | ||
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Nameplate Capacity: volume of denatured fuel ethanol that can be produced during a period of 12 months under normal operating conditions Source: Form EIA-819M Monthly Oxygenate Report |
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