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Permitting of Air Pollution Sources

Summary Information on Fuel Ethanol Plants in Illinois

Based on Information in the Bureau of Air’s Permit And Application Files

Updated July 23, 2008

New and Proposed Plants Since January 2000
Plant/ Location/ID Number	Nom. Size (million gal/yr)	Type of Plant	Main Fuel	Status
SWI Energy Alton 119010AEH*	66	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted July 10, 2008
Ewings Renewables Quincy 001065AGT	130	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted August 28, 2007 Permit issued June 24, 2008
US Bio Marshall LLC Marshall 023010AAN	120	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted July 5, 2007 Permit issued November 29, 2007
Alternative Energy Sources, Inc. Greenville 005025AAA	120	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted April 13, 2007 Permit issued August 6, 2007
BioFuel Energy - Litchfield Trail Litchfield 135040ACD	124	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted February 21, 2007 Permit issued December 13, 2007
Ag Energy Resources Benton 055005ABQl	5	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted February 5, 2007 Permit issued November 1, 2007
Henry Renewable Fuels LLC Henry 123005AAI	114	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted February 1, 2007 Permit issued August 17, 2007
VeraSun Litchfield LLC, Litchfield 135815AAF	120	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted January 11, 2007 Permit issued September 14, 2007
Emerald Renewable Energy – Havana LLC, Havana 125804AAN	115	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted January 8, 2007 Permit issued September 28, 2007
Havana Ethanol LLC, Havana 125804AAM	115	Dry mill	Gas	Revised application submitted February 1, 2007 Permit issued July 6, 2007
Emerald Renewable Energy – Tuscola LLC, Tuscola 041808AAO	115	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted December 26, 2006 Permit issued September 28, 2007
Invenergy Nelson LLC Rock Falls 103814AAD	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted December 7, 2006 Permit issued October 18, 2007
MOR Energy LLC Pulaski 153035AAF	113	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted November 27, 2006
U. S. Ethanol Holdings Chenoa 113030AAM	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted November 13, 2006 Permit issued July 26, 2007
Illini Cropland and Ethanol LLC Grayville 193804AAB	60	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted November 8, 2006 Permit issued May 30, 2007
Aventine Renewable Energy Pekin 179060ACR	108 (expansion)	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted November 8, 2006 Application under review
Fulton Ethanol LLC Fulton 195025AAU	125	Dry mill	Gas	Revised application submitted October 17, 2006 Permit issued March 7, 2008
Carroll County Ethanol Thomson 015813AAC	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted September 28, 2006 Permit issued June 5 2007
American Ethanol - Allen Station San Jose 125800AAE	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted September 25, 2006 Permit issued June 28, 2007 Reissued May 7, 2008
BioFuel Energy – Gilman Trail Gilman 075810AAE	118	Dry Mill	Gas	Application submitted September 18, 2006 Permit issued July 26, 2007
Waltonville Ethanol (orig. Ethanex) Waltonville 081808AAB	118	Dry Mill, w/ separation of corn germ	Gas	Application submitted September 18, 2006 Permit issued April 10, 2007 Reissued March 19, 2008
Abengoa Bioenery of Illinois, LLC Madison 119465AAG	118	Dry Mill	Gas	Application submitted September 15, 2006 Permit issued July 13, 2007
American Ethanol Inc. Gilman 075810AAD	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted September 14, 2006 Permit issued March 30, 2007 Reissued May 15, 2008
American Ethanol Inc. Stillman Valley 141821AAJ	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted September 14, 2006 Permit issued April 4, 2007 Reissued May 15, 2008
Algonquian Ethanol LLC Princeton 011085ABN	113	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted September 6, 2006 Permit issued July 11, 2007
Western Illinois Ethanol Griggsville 149808AAG	110	Dry mill Gas	Gas 5/19/6	Application submitted May 19, 2006 Permit issued January 22, 2007 Reissued August, 17, 2007
US ENERGY Holdings (Baldwin Ethanol LLC) Baldwin 157005AAC	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted August 25, 2006 Permit issued April 20, 2007 Permit reissued June 12, 2008
Winnebago County Ethanol Plant Rockford 201813AAH	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted August 23, 2006 Permit issued August 14, 2007
American Ethanol Inc Danville 183804ABL	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted August 9, 2006 Permit issued March 30, 2007 Reissued May 15, 2008
Big River Resources - Galva LLC Galva 073045AAV	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted July 21, 2006 Permit Issued June 18, 2007 Under construction
Ford Heights Ethanol, LLC Ford Heights 031072AAB	60	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted June 21, 2006 Permit issued July 31, 2007
Illinois River Energy LLC, Rochelle 141050ABP	55 (expansion)	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted June 13, 2006 Permit issued April 18, 2007 Under construction
Illini Bio-Energy LLC Hartsburg 107025AAB	110	Dry mill	Gas	Revised application submitted May 25, 2006 Permit issued May 15, 2007 Permit reissued April 17, 2008
The Andersons Champaign Ethanol Champaign 019809AAC	125	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted May 18, 2006 Permit issued June 20, 2007 Permit reissued July 2, 2008
One Earth Energy LLC Gibson City 053010AAW	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted May 15, 2006 Permit issued May 7, 2007 Under construction
Danville Renewable Energy LLC Danville 183020AIU	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted March 30, 2006 Permit issued March 15, 2007 Reissued April 24, 2008
Kankakee Renewable Energy LLC Kankakee 091055AEU	118	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted March 30 2006 Permit issued March 15, 2007 Reissued April 24, 2008
Center Ethanol Production LLC Sauget 163121ABE	60	Dry mill	Gas	Application. submitted March 7, 2006 Permit issued August 18, 2006 Start up Spring 2008
Marquis Energy LLC Hennepin 155010AAJ	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted February 8, 2006 Permit issued September 28, 2006 Start up Spring 2008
Patriot Renewable Fuels Annawan 073802AAD	110	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted January 27, 2006. Permit issued October 5, 2006 Under construction
Midwest-Agri Energy LLC Salem 121045ABQ	101	Dry mill	Gas	Revised application submitted January 24, 2006 Permit issued August 22, 2007
Renewable Power LLC Wayne City 191045AAI	84	Dry mill	Gas	Application. submitted January 10, 2006 Permit issued July 20, 2006
Rochelle Ethanol Joliet 197445AAC	50	Dry mill	Gas	Revised application. submitted July 5, 2005 Permit originally issued March 22, 2006 Permit reissued March 28, 2007
Aventine Renewable Energy Pekin 179060ACR	57 (expansion)	Dry mill	Gas	Application submitted January 26, 2005 Permit issued November 2, 2005 Start up Spring 2007
NABR – Carbondale (formerly Renewable Fuels), Carbondale 077015ACF	50	Dry mill	Gas	Application originally submitted August 25, 2003 Permit originally issued April 23, 2004 Permit reissued … June 25, 2007, and July 8, 2008
Illinois River Energy LLC, Rochelle 141050ABP	55	Dry mill	Gas	Application originally submitted December 10, 2002 Permit reissued April 10, 2006 Startup winter 2006/2007
New CIE OPCO (formerly Central Illinois Energy) near Canton 057803AAD	36	Dry mill	Coal/ Coal Refuse	Application originally submitted September 23, 2002 Permit originally issued May 22, 2003 Permit reissued February 23, 2006 & May 19, 2008
Lincoln-Land Energy, Palestine 033899AAA	45	Dry mill	Gas	Application originally submitted August 14, 2002 Permit issued May 12, 2003 Start up 2004
Adkins Energy Lena 177802AAA	45	Dry mill	Gas	Permit originally issued December 3, 1997 Revised permit issued August 30, 2001 Start up 2002

Existing Ethanol Plants (as of January 2000)
Plant/ Location	Nom. Size (million gal/yr)	Type of Plant / Raw Materials	Main Fuel
ADM Decatur 115015AAE	290	Wet corn mill* (dextrose from corn starch) * Other products at this plant include soybean and corn oil, corn sweeteners, soy protein products and various bio-products (amino acids, vitamins, etc.).	Coal
ADM Peoria 143065AJE	100	Dry corn mill* (ground corn less the corn germ) * Other processes at the source include corn germ drying.	Coal
Midwest Grain Products Pekin 179060AAD	90	Specialty mill* (ground whole corn & wheat starch) * Other processes at this multi-product plant include wheat gluten production and wheat starch drying.	Gas
Aventine Renewable Energy (formerly Williams Energy) Pekin 179060ACR	100*	Wet corn mill* (starch fraction of corn) * Other processes at the plant include corn germ, gluten, and yeast production.	Coal

* Aventine has also constructed a new fuel plant, with a capacity of 55 million gallons per year, at its Pekin complex. A permit application is also pending from Aventine to construct another new plant with a capacity of 108 million gallons per year.