Ethanal producer building three new plants in 2007?

Question

ethanol producer building three new plants in 2007 ahead of federal and state level legislation mandating greater use of ethanol. It posted a stunning 131% jump in sales for Q3 over the year-ago Q3.

Answer 1

It's not that great;

It takes 70,000 BTU of energy (Coal probably) to produce a gallon of ethanol which yields 80,000 BTU when burned. Also if everyone used it, we'd have a severe smog problem ... Read here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_o...

Answer 2

Don't get so excited, ethanol is only a crutch for gasoline and currently ethanol by corn production is only increasing prices and costs across the board.  This ethanol fuel dependency is only expected to last about 15 to 20 years.