# POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC ethanol plant, Fairbank, IA

POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC fuel ethanol plant, Fairbank, IA. 135 million gallons a year (8,806 b/d), #41 of 189 U.S. plants (EIA). 30 fuel terminals within 150 miles, 8 with ethanol handling on record; 18 other plants within 100 miles.

- Capacity: 135 million gallons/year (8,806 b/d), EIA As of January 1, 2026
- Rank: #41 of 189 U.S. fuel ethanol plants; 42 plants in IA
- Position: EIA ethanol plant layer (Jan 2023)

## Fuel terminals within 150 miles
- Magellan Pipeline Company (T-42-IA-3474), Waterloo, IA — 23.7 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3474/
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Cedar Rapids Terminal (T-42-IA-3468), North Liberty, IA — 62.7 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3468/
- BP Products North America, Incorporated - Dubuque Terminal (T-42-IA-3458), Peosta, IA — 64.8 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3458/
- Magellan Pipeline Company (T-42-IA-3460), Dubuque, IA — 68.6 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3460/
- Iowa City (T-42-IA-3463), Coralville, IA — 70.4 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3463/
- Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - Spring Valley (T-41-MN-3402), Spring Valley, MN — 73.8 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-41-MN-3402/
- Magellan Pipeline Company - Mason City (T-42-IA-3465), Clear Lake, IA — 74.7 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3465/
- Growmark, (T-42-IA-3461), Duncombe, IA — 90.9 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3461/
- Magellan Pipeline Company (T-41-MN-3416), Rochester, MN — 94.7 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-41-MN-3416/
- Phillips 66 Pipe Line (Conocophillips) - Pleasant Hill (T-42-IA-3470), Pleasant Hill, IA — 105.9 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3470/
- Des Moines (T-42-IA-3457), Des Moines, IA — 106.4 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3457/
- U.s. Oil Bettendorf Terminal (T-42-IA-3452), Bettendorf, IA — 110.8 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3452/
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Bettendorf Terminal (T-42-IA-3450), Bettendorf, IA — 110.9 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3450/
- Magellan Pipeline Company Bettendorf Terminal (T-42-IA-3471), Riverdale, IA — 111.4 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3471/
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Des Moines Terminal (T-42-IA-3456), Des Moines, IA — 112.3 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3456/

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/ethanol/ethanol-poet-biorefining-fairbank-llc-fairbank-ia/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-10-01.