EIA: U.S. Ethanol Capacity at 18.5B Gallons as of January 1

DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) — U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity reached 18.477 billion gallons annually across 191 plants as of January 1, 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration’s annual Plant Production Capacity report.

The nationwide capacity totaled 1.205 million bpd, according to the data released late Friday (9/26).

Midwest PADD 2 overwhelmingly dominated production with 17.463 billion gallons annually from 177 facilities that represent 1.139 million bpd of capacity and account for more than 94% of total U.S. fuel ethanol capacity.

Gulf Coast PADD 3 ranked second with 430 million gallons annually from four plants, equivalent to 28,000 bpd of capacity.

Rocky Mountain PADD 4 reported 226 million gallons annually from four facilities, translating to 15,000 bpd. East Coast PADD 1 capacity totaled 190 million gallons annually from two plants, producing 12,000 bpd.

West Coast PADD 5 recorded the smallest capacity with 168 million gallons annually from four plants, equivalent to 11,000 bpd.

The EIA plans to release the next annual fuel ethanol capacity report in September 2026.