The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its annual fuel ethanol production capacity report. The new report contains data for all operating U.S. fuel ethanol production plants as of January 1, 2018.
Detailed nameplate capacity of fuel ethanol plants by Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PADD District) are available in XLS.
| U.S. Nameplate Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity as of January 1, 2018 | |||||||
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| PAD District | Number of Plants | 2018 Nameplate Capacity |
2017 (Revised) Nameplate Capacity |
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| (MMgal/year) | (mb/d) | (MMgal/year) | (mb/d) | ||||
| PADD 1 | 7 | 529 | 35 | 507 | 33 | ||
| PADD 2 | 176 | 14,822 | 967 | 14,150 | 923 | ||
| PADD 3 | 5 | 449 | 29 | 439 | 29 | ||
| PADD 4 | 5 | 203 | 13 | 203 | 13 | ||
| PADD 5 | 7 | 285 | 19 | 285 | 19 | ||
| U.S. Total | 200 | 16,288 | 1,063 | 15,584 | 1,017 | ||
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Nameplate Capacity: is the volume of fuel ethanol that can be produced during a period of 12 months under normal operating conditions. Source: Form EIA-819 Monthly Oxygenate Report |
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