Researched by a General · 19 August 2026
Nebraska Utilities and Ethanol Plants: 25 Targets with Insights
The brief was: utilities and ethanol plants, Nebraska.
25
companies, each with its evidence
25
contact routes found, not published here
This is the map, not the contact sheet. The named person at each company, their verified email and their phone number went to whoever commissioned the research and are deliberately not on this page. Everything below is companies and public evidence.
01**NPPD**
**A**What they do / location
Largest NE electric utility, Columbus
Size signal (basis)
~1,300 employees; serves 91 of 93 counties
Why it fits
Anchor utility, generates + wholesales
Evidence (source)
NPPD/knopnews2; ZoomInfo; LeadIQ
Personalized angle
Publicly ties low rates to attracting industry
02**OPPD**
**A**What they do / location
Largest retail utility, Omaha
Size signal (basis)
~$1.43B rev (2023); ~1,800 staff; 855k+ served
Why it fits
Biggest single load center
Evidence (source)
Wikipedia; publicpower.org; OPPD
Personalized angle
Cost-vs-demand squeeze he owns publicly
03**LES**
**A**What they do / location
Municipal utility, Lincoln
Size signal (basis)
~800 MW summer peak
Why it fits
Closest utility to Google load story
Evidence (source)
LES.com; IEEE PES bio; Flatwater
Personalized angle
Grid-modernization / resource-strategy background
04**Green Plains Inc.**
**A**What they do / location
Ethanol; 4 NE plants (Central City, Wood River, York, Atkinson); HQ Omaha
Size signal (basis)
4 NE plants, ~135+118+60+53 MGY; public (GPRE)
Why it fits
Largest ethanol footprint; one relationship, four sites
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Fleet-level decision, not plant-by-plant
05**KAAPA Ethanol Holdings**
**A**What they do / location
Ethanol; Kearney HQ, plants Minden/Ravenna/Aurora
Size signal (basis)
~333 MGY across 3 plants; 51-200 employees
Why it fits
Flagship farmer-owned, 3 sites, one CEO
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board; RocketReach; LinkedIn
Personalized angle
Ex-Koch operator mindset, local decisions
06**Husker Ag, LLC**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Plainview
Size signal (basis)
~110 MGY; 60+ FTE (own site)
Why it fits
Large, well-run, investor-owned single site
Evidence (source)
Norfolk Daily News; huskerag.com
Personalized angle
Harder is a state ethanol-policy voice, easy to engage
07**E Energy Adams, LLC**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Adams
Size signal (basis)
~100 MGY (NE Ethanol Board: 100); 52 FTE
Why it fits
Large, unit-train capable, California-linked
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board; ruralradio; RFA
Personalized angle
Sitzmann sits on RFA national board
08**Siouxland Ethanol, LLC**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Jackson (NE corner)
Size signal (basis)
82 MGY; 43 employees
Why it fits
Named, published, reachable management team
Evidence (source)
siouxlandethanol.com; chamber listing
Personalized angle
Full leadership team published with "Send Email" links
09**Chief Ethanol Fuels**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Hastings + Lexington
Size signal (basis)
80 + 84 MGY (two plants); part of Chief Industries
Why it fits
Oldest NE ethanol operator; two plants
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board; Wikipedia (Chief Industries)
Personalized angle
Family-owned conglomerate; one relationship, many divisions
10**ADM / Vantage Corn Processors**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol (dry + wet), Columbus
Size signal (basis)
420 MGY dry + 126 MGY wet; ~425 FTE each
Why it fits
By far the largest single ethanol volume in NE
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Two co-located plants; procurement is centralized
11**Cargill, Inc.**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol (wet mill), Blair
Size signal (basis)
210 MGY; 30 FTE at plant
Why it fits
Large wet-mill; part of major Blair biocampus
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Approach the Blair site lead, not corporate
12**Valero Renewable Fuels**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Albion
Size signal (basis)
165 MGY; 65 FTE
Why it fits
Large single plant, public parent (VLO)
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Corporate-run; local plant manager is the door
13**POET Biorefining, Fairmont**
**B**What they do / location
Ethanol, Fairmont
Size signal (basis)
132 MGY; 60 FTE
Why it fits
Largest US ethanol producer's NE site
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
POET runs GMs per site; name the Fairmont GM
14**Loup Power District**
**B**What they do / location
Public power, Columbus
Size signal (basis)
Mid-size district; generates hydro
Why it fits
Generating public power district, mid-size
Evidence (source)
NewsChannel Nebraska
Personalized angle
New leader open to new relationships
15**Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District**
**B**What they do / location
Public power + irrigation, Holdrege
Size signal (basis)
Owns hydro generation + irrigation
Why it fits
Generates its own hydro power; large territory
Evidence (source)
APPA public-power NE listing
Personalized angle
Dual water/power mandate is topical right now
16**Nebraska City Utilities (Municipal)**
**B**What they do / location
Municipal utility, Nebraska City
Size signal (basis)
Municipal system; co-owns generation
Why it fits
Municipal system tied to Nebraska City Station
Evidence (source)
APPA listing; OPPD Nebraska City Station
Personalized angle
Small enough that the GM decides directly
17**Grand Island Utilities (Municipal)**
**B**What they do / location
Municipal utility, Grand Island
Size signal (basis)
Owns own generation
Why it fits
Larger muni that owns generation assets
Evidence (source)
ruralreconcile.org
Personalized angle
Owns generation, so has real capital decisions
18**Norris Public Power District**
**B**What they do / location
Public power, southeast NE
Size signal (basis)
Rural distribution district
Why it fits
Established rural PPD near Lincoln growth zone
Evidence (source)
electricchoice.com
Personalized angle
Sits near the proposed Google-load geography
19**KAAPA Ethanol, Ravenna**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol plant, Ravenna
Size signal (basis)
135 MGY; 50 FTE
Why it fits
Largest KAAPA plant individually
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Plant-level contact if HQ stalls
20**Green Plains, Central City**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol plant, Central City
Size signal (basis)
135 MGY; 50 FTE
Why it fits
Largest Green Plains NE plant
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Local plant fallback to corporate
21**Husker Ag investor/finance office**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol, Plainview
Size signal (basis)
Same site as #6
Why it fits
Second door into a priority-B target
Evidence (source)
huskerag.com contact page
Personalized angle
Finance/investor route if GM is slow
22**CIE (Cornhusker Innovation / Norfolk)**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol, Norfolk
Size signal (basis)
54 MGY; 51 FTE
Why it fits
Mid-size NE-corner plant
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Part of a northeast-NE ethanol cluster to work together
23**Mid America Agri Products**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol, Madrid (SW NE)
Size signal (basis)
55 MGY; 34 FTE
Why it fits
Southwest-NE plant, feed-linked
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Ties to cattle feeders (co-products)
24**Nebraska Corn Processing**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol, Cambridge (SW NE)
Size signal (basis)
61 MGY; 35 FTE
Why it fits
Southwest-NE plant
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Small, local decision-making
25**GreenAmerica Biofuels**
**C**What they do / location
Ethanol, Ord (central NE)
Size signal (basis)
62 MGY; 41 FTE
Why it fits
Central-NE independent plant
Evidence (source)
NE Ethanol Board roster
Personalized angle
Owner/GM is the whole approval chain
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