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POET Biorefining - Big Stone LLC

Big Stone City, SD

PADD2 Ethanol
Aerial view of the site Imagery: USDA, USGS The National Map (public domain)
million gal/yr capacity · EIA
105
barrels per day
6,849
rank of 189 U.S. plants
#68
fuel terminals within 150 mi
14
other plants within 100 mi
14

Terminals within reach

The nearest IRS-registered fuel terminals within 150 miles (straight line). Nearly every gasoline rack blends ethanol; 13 of these have ethanol handling on record from the operator or our supply research. Rail and truck costs to each come next.
TerminalLocationRack marketEthanolMiles
Magellan Pipeline T-46-SD-3555 Watertown, SD — operator lists ethanol 40
Magellan Pipeline Company T-41-MN-3412 Alexandria, MN Alexandria, MN operator lists ethanol 68
Magellan Pipeline Company T-41-MN-3414 Marshall, MN Marshall, MN operator lists ethanol 68
Nustar - Sauk Centre Terminal T-41-MN-3401 Sauk Centre, MN Sauk Centre, MN operator lists ethanol 80
Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.p. - Aberdeen T-46-SD-3550 Aberdeen, SD — operator lists ethanol 98
Nustar - Moorhead Terminal T-41-MN-3400 Moorhead, MN Moorhead, MN operator lists ethanol 109
Magellan Pipeline Company T-45-ND-3501 West Fargo, ND Fargo, ND operator lists ethanol 111
Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.p. - Wolsey T-46-SD-3556 Wolsey, SD — operator lists ethanol 115
Magellan Pipeline T-46-SD-3554 Sioux Falls, SD — operator lists ethanol 122
Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.p. - Sioux Falls T-46-SD-3553 Sioux Falls, SD — operator lists ethanol 124
Nustar Energy Rock Rapids Terminal T-42-IA-3472 Rock Rapids, IA Rock Rapids, IA operator lists ethanol 130
Jackson -Ngl T-41-MN-3427 Jackson, MN Milford, IA assumed 139
Magellan Pipeline Company T-41-MN-3413 Mankato, MN Mankato, MN operator lists ethanol 144
Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-42-IA-3467 Milford, IA Milford, IA operator lists ethanol 148

Nearby ethanol plants

Plants within 100 miles — the supply competing for the same terminals.

PlantLocationMMgal/yrMiles
Denco II LLC Morris, MN 30 35
Red River Energy LLC Rosholt, SD 36 41
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC Watertown, SD 148 41
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co Lllp Benson, MN 50 43
Hankinson Renewable Energy Hankinson, ND 170 56
Granite Falls Energy LLC Granite Falls, MN 63 61
ADM Marshall MN Marshall, MN 48 67
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Aurora, SD 165 70
Green Plains Otter Tail LLC Fergus Falls, MN 67 73
POET Biorefining - Groton LLC Groton, SD 68 80
Bushmills Ethanol Inc Atwater, MN 95 84
Dakota Ethanol LLC Wentworth, SD 100 94
Highwater Ethanol LLC Lamberton, MN 70 95
Hub City Energy LLC Aberdeen, SD 70 99

Published rail rates

This plant’s town is in no Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern ethanol rate group. It is most likely served by BNSF, CN, CP or CSX, which don’t publish usable single-car ethanol rates.

Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.