Ethanol Industry

E85 Stations in Kansas

Detailed information on ethanol plants and projects in Kansas

Map of Ethanol Plant Activity in Kansas (Department of Commerce)

Map of Existing Facilities - only plants in production and those currently idle (Department of Commerce)

 

 

Fast Facts

• A typical ethanol plant may produce 100 million gallons a year, employ 50 people and have a payroll nearing $4 million.
   

• There are 12 operating ethanol plants in Kansas with a capacity of 450 million gallons a year.
   

• There are 171 operating plants in the U.S. with a capacity of 10.3 billion gallons a year.
   

• For every barrel of ethanol produced, 1.2 barrels of petroleum are displaced at the refinery.
   

• The presence of ethanol causes gasoline prices to be 0.27% lower than would occur without ethanol. Thus, the total cost savings to the consumer is approximately $270 million per year.
   

• There are 50 E85 fueling stations and 9 Blender Pump Stations in Kansas.
   

• 640 permanent jobs have been created in the ethanol plants of Kansas.
   

• A 100 million gallon ethanol plant results in:
   - $150 million in capitol construction investment
   - $70 million to the economy during construction
   - $233 million expansion of the local economic base year year
   - 45 direct jobs plus 101 indirect jobs in the area
   - grain prices raised by some $.10 a bushel
   - tax revenues of $3.2 million per year
   

• Ethanol plant jobs are at an annual salary of $49,000, well above the average of $34,000.
   

• One gallon of ethanol uses 3 gallons of water to produce.
   

• 1,851 gallons of water are used to refine one barrel of crude oil. (About 55 gallons in a barrel)
   

• A 100 million gallon ethanol plant might use 300 million gallons of water a year.
   

• One bushel of corn produces 2.8 gallons of ethanol.

*Most facts from the Kansas Department of Agriculture as of January 2008.