# Southwest Iowa Renewable ethanol plant, Council Bluffs, IA

Southwest Iowa Renewable fuel ethanol plant, Council Bluffs, IA. 147 million gallons a year (9,589 b/d), #27 of 189 U.S. plants (EIA). 21 fuel terminals within 150 miles, 10 with ethanol handling on record; 15 other plants within 100 miles.

- Capacity: 147 million gallons/year (9,589 b/d), EIA As of January 1, 2026
- Rank: #27 of 189 U.S. fuel ethanol plants; 42 plants in IA
- Position: EIA ethanol plant layer (Jan 2023)

## Fuel terminals within 150 miles
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Council Bluffs (T-42-IA-3455), Council Bluffs, IA — 3.8 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3455/
- National Cooperative Refinery Association (Ncra) (T-42-IA-3454), Council Bluffs, IA — 3.9 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3454/
- Magellan Pipeline Company, LP - Capehart (T-39-NE-3612), Bellevue, NE — 6.4 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-39-NE-3612/
- Magellan Pipeline Company - Omaha Terminal (T-47-NE-3608), Omaha, NE — 9.6 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3608/
- BNSF - Lincoln (T-39-NE-3615), Lincoln, NE — 52.1 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-39-NE-3615/
- Magellan Pipeline Company - Lincoln Terminal (T-47-NE-3605), Roca, NE — 55.5 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3605/
- Phillips 66 Pipeline - Lincoln Products Terminal (T-47-NE-3603), Roca, NE — 55.9 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3603/
- Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership LP - Columbus Terminal (T-47-NE-3600), Columbus, NE — 76.2 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3600/
- Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership LP - Osceola Terminal (T-47-NE-3610), Osceola, NE — 88.3 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3610/
- Magellan Pipeline Company (T-42-IA-3473), Sioux City, IA — 99.1 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3473/
- Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership LP - Geneva Terminal (T-47-NE-3601), Geneva, NE — 101.7 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3601/
- Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership LP - Norfolk Terminal (T-47-NE-3606), Norfolk, NE — 104.7 mi, ethanol per operator — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-47-NE-3606/
- Growmark, Incorporated - St. Joseph (T-48-KS-3667), Wathena, KS — 108.1 mi, ethanol per research — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-48-KS-3667/
- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Des Moines Terminal (T-42-IA-3456), Des Moines, IA — 112.6 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3456/
- Des Moines (T-42-IA-3457), Des Moines, IA — 122.2 mi — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/terminal/T-42-IA-3457/

---
Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/ethanol/ethanol-southwest-iowa-renewable-council-bluffs-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.