Just one Nebraska ethanol plant in 1985 has grown to 24 ethanol plants today. Spread throughout much of the state, these plants have a capacity of more than 2.5 billion gallons – making Nebraska the No. 2 ethanol-producing state in the country.
Combined, these plants use more than 700 million bushels of corn per year – and produce 5.2 million tons of distillers grains, a high protein feed ingredient used for cattle.
These ethanol plants represent a $4.5 billion economic impact in the state and provide direct full-time employment for more than 1,400 Nebraskans.
Geographic position, abundant ethanol supply and reliable, competitive rail transportation gives Nebraska a strategic advantage in serving ethanol markets in the western U.S.

E-Energy Adams | Adams
13238 E Aspen Road
Adams, NE 68301
402-988-4655
Opened: October 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 28 MBY
Permanent Employees: 52
Valero Renewable Fuels | Albion
2615 260th Street PO Box 188, Suite 100
Albion, NE 68620
402-395-3500
Opened: August 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 39 MBY
Permanent Employees: 65
Green Plains Atkinson, LLC | Atkinson
P.O. Box 391
Atkinson, NE 68713
402-925-5570
Opened: June 2008
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 17 MBY
Permanent Employees: 43
KAAPA Partners Aurora LLC
2103 Harvest Drive
Aurora, NE 68818
402-634-3635
Resumed Operations: June 2014
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 37 MBY
Permanent Employees: 45
Cargill, Inc. | Blair
650 Industrial Park PO Box 300
Blair, NE 68008
402-533-4100
Opened: April 1995
Mill Process: Wet
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 70 MBY
Permanent Employees: 30 (ethanol only)
Bridgeport Ethanol | Bridgeport
9216 Road 90 P.O. Box 884
Bridgeport, NE 69336
308-262-2020
Opened: December 2008
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 18 MBY
Permanent Employees: 27
Nebraska Corn Processing | Cambridge
107 Potter St.
Cambridge, NE 69022
308-697-3760
Opened: March 2008
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 17 MBY
Permanent Employees: 35
Green Plains | Central City
214 20th Street
Central City, NE 68826
308-946-9700
Opened: May 2004
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 36 MBY
Permanent Employees: 50
ADM | Columbus (two locations)
3000 E 8th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
402-564-6353
Opened: August 1992
Mill Process: Wet & Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 195 MBY
Permanent Employees: 425
POET | Fairmont
1214 County Road G
Fairmont, NE 68354
402-268-7900
Opened: October 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 42 MBY
Permanent Employees: 60
Chief Ethanol Fuels | Hastings
4225 E South St.
Hastings, NE 68901
402-463-6885
Opened: June 1985
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 25 MBY
Permanent Employees: 64
Siouxland Ethanol | Jackson
1501 Knox Boulevard
Jackson, NE 68743
402-632-2676
Opened: May 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 27 MBY
Permanent Employees: 37
Chief Ethanol Fuels | Lexington
111 E Industry Drive
Lexington, NE 68850
402-463-6885
Opened: January 2006 (formerly Cornhusker Energy until Chief purchased May 27, 2016)
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn and Milo
Grind: 14 MBY
Permanent Employees: 51
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland LLC | Madrid
Owned by Standard Ethanol
1900 E State Farm Rd.
North Platte, NE 69103
***Corporate Office Only***
76080 Road 336
Madrid, NE 69150
308-532-8298
Opened: October 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 18 MBY
Permanent Employees: 34
KAAPA Ethanol | Minden
P.O. Box 238
Minden, NE 68959
308-743-2217
Opened: September 2003
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 28 MBY
Permanent Employees: 43
CIE Norfolk GNS, LLC | Norfolk
3002 N Victory Road
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-844-2680
Opened: October 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 18 MBY
Permanent Employees: 51
GreenAmerica Biofuels | Ord
48167 Val-E Road
Ord, NE 68862
308-496-4800
Opened: May 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 20 MBY
Permanent Employees: 41
Husker Ag, LLC | Plainview
54048 Hwy 20 BOX 10
Plainview, NE 68769
402-582-4446
Opened: January 2003
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 29 MBY
Permanent Employees: 53
KAAPA Ethanol | Ravenna
35955 Navaho Road
Ravenna, NE 68869
308-452-6869
Opened: September 2007
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 31 MBY
Permanent Employees: 50
Midwest Renewable Energy | Sutherland
27532 W Highway 30
Sutherland, NE 69165
308-386-2468
Opened: November 1999
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 9 MBY
Permanent Employees: 28
Trenton Agri Products | Trenton
36638 US Hwy 34
Trenton, NE 69044
316-265-3311
Opened: March 2004
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 16 MBY
Permanent Employees: 32
Green Plains | Wood River
7874 S. 140th Road PO Box 515
Wood River, NE 68883
308-385-1200
Opened: June 2008
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn
Grind: 41 MBY
Permanent Employees: 59
Green Plains | York
1414 Road O
York, NE 68467
402-362-0088
Opened: November 1994
Mill Process: Dry
Feedstock: Corn and Milo
Grind: 19 MBY
Permanent Employees: 43
****Updated November 21, 2022****