Fuel Ethanol Plants

As demand for renewable fuel has grown over the past several years, South Dakota has emerged as the fifth largest of the nation’s leading ethanol producing states. Our 15 ethanol fuel plants have the capacity to produce more than 1 billion gallons of per year, according to Renewable Fuels Association statistics. Our refineries and the capacity (in millions of gallons per year) for each plant are as follows:
 

• Heartland Grain Fuels, Aberdeen — 50 mgy capacity

• Heartland Grain Fuels, Huron — 32 mgy capacity

• Dakota Ethanol, Wentworth — 50 mgy capacity

• Glacial Lakes Energy, Watertown — 100 mgy capacity

• Glacial Lakes Energy, Mina — 107 mgy capacity

• North Country Ethanol, Rosholt — 20 mgy capacity

• NuGen Energy, Marion — 110 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Big Stone — 79 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Chancellor — 110 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Groton — 53 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Hudson — 56 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Mitchell — 68 mgy capacity

• POET Biorefining, Scotland — 11 mgy capacity

• Redfield Energy, Redfield — 50 mgy capacity

• Valero Renewable Fuels, Aurora — 120 mgy capacity 

This map shows where you will find South Dakota's existing fuel ethanol plants and plants in exploration.