Driving Illinois Forward with Affordable, Clean Ethanol Solutions
The Illinois Renewable Fuels Association supports the Illinois ethanol industry by pursuing legislative initiatives, conducting research, and developing infrastructure – all so Illinois consumers can have cheaper, more environmentally friendly options at the pump.
Illinois Ethanol Average Production
- 1.87 billion ethanol gallons of production capacity
- 1.79 billion ethanol gallons of production
- 13 ethanol plants
- 2.9 gallons of ethanol from 1 corn bushel
- 618 million IL corn bushels used for ethanol annually
Illinois Ethanol Average Usage
- 4.1 billion gallons of motor gasoline
- 432.6 million gallons of ethanol = 10.49% ethanol blend average per gallon
- 432.6 million gallons of ethanol = 149 million bushel of corn
- Illinois ethanol consumption is equivalent to 22% of our state's overall ethanol production
