Western Plains Energy, L.L.C. is a Kansas limited liability company formed on July 10, 2001 to build and operate a 30 million gallon ethanol production facility in Gove County.

This project was organized by a group of local individuals to promote economic development in northwestern Kansas.   The initial construction phase was started in April of 2003.  The ground breaking ceremony was on April 17, 2003.  The WPE plant began  production in January 2004. The plant produces fuel grade ethanol, distiller's dried grains with solubles, and distiller's wet grains with solubles from corn and milo supplied by our members and other local growers.   WPE is located six miles east of Oakley, near Campus, in Gove County, Kansas.

 

The orginal plate capacity was a 30 MYP.   In 2005,  WPE expanded to a 40 MYP  plate capacity and is currently near 48 MYP production.

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