The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC as its newest member.

Founded in 2003, Commonwealth Agri-Energy is a farmer-owned ethanol plant in Hopkinsville, Ken. The plant produces 33 million gallons of ethanol from about 12 million bushels of corn. The facility also collects about 110 thousand pounds of CO2 produced from the fermentation process and utilizes it for dry ice production. Any leftover grain solids from the distilling process are sold as a high-protein livestock feed. They operate as a subsidiary of Hopkinsville Elevator Co., Inc. and Kentucky Corn Growers Association.