Ethanol
As of August 2008, Minnesota’s 19 operating ethanol facilities had a production capacity of 856 million gallons per year. Four Minnesota facilities under construction will add 400 million gallons per year capacity.
This addition will boost Minnesota’s annual ethanol production capacity above one billion gallons. With at least seven more facilities proposed or in the early planning stages, there could be an additional 435 million gallons of ethanol capacity added 
within the next few years, bringing Minnesota’s total capacity to approximately 1.7 billion gallons per year.
Project status
Ethanol Facilities in Minnesota - Present and Future. This is a map of ethanol facilities in Minnesota that are currently operating, proposed, tentative, or under construction based on the best information available to the MPCA. This map will be updated periodically as the status of various projects may change rapidly. Note: Some of the facilities on the map have active Web links to the environmental review documents for recent or current projects.
Facilities in Minnesota
Below is a list of current facilities and proposed projects. The individual site information may include information about permits, environment review, project status, or specific facility details.
Related links
City and county
Minnesota state agencies
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Ethanol
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture – Energy Balance/Life Cycle Inventory for Ethanol, Biodiesel and Petroleum Fuels
- Minnesota Department of Health - Well Management Program
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Water Use Permits
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Area Hydrologists for Water Resource Availability
- Minnesota E85 Vehicle lists, E85 fuel station list, E85 stations map
- Minnesota Renewable Energy (State of Minnesota Renewable Energy Gateway)
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development – JOBZ
- Minnesota Association of Counties – Individual County Web Pages
Federal agencies
Academic institutions
Nonprofit institutions
Staff contacts
For more information about specific ethanol projects that have been proposed and are undergoing environmental review or proposed permitting required by the MPCA, contact Chai Insook, Ethanol Project Leader, 651-757-2458.
For general information about ethanol, contact Ralph Pribble, Public Information Officer, 651-757-2657.
If you are thinking about building an ethanol facility in Minnesota, please contact Rocky Sisk, 651-757-2173.
If you have policy questions about ethanol in cars (E85 is an example), contact Mark Sulzbach, 651-757-2770.
The MPCA's Ethanol Sector Manager is Jess Richards, 651-757-2858.
