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May 30, 2003Algoma Ethanol Finally Begins Production Wisconsin Ag Connection Editors
A proposed Winnebago County ethanol plant has finally began rolling its production lines after a long, two-year battle with locals who opposed the project. Last week, Utica Energy, LLC--formerly known as Algoma Ethanol--became the nation's 73rd operating ethanol plant, and is expected to process eight million bushels of corn into 20 million gallons of ethanol and 175,000 tons of distillers wet grains annually.
"We are very pleased with the smooth start-up of the plant," said Utica Energy President Paul Olsen. "The local dairies and livestock feeders are extremely pleased with the new source of high-protein wet distillers grains. And we are pleased to provide a new high-value market for local corn farmers. The ethanol plant is just the start of several value-added ventures that will benefit the local agriculture economy."
The facility was built by Agra Construction out of Merrill utilizing a process design from Delta-T Corp. of Williamsburg, Virginia. Utica Energy is using Eco-Energy, Inc. of Franklin, Tennessee to market their ethanol.
However, Olsen says the plant's opening was not an easy task to accomplish. In 2001, he and a group of investors tried to build their plant in the towns of Algoma and Nekimi, but failed to win approval among local zoning officials in those townships. Then after getting permission to build at the current site in the town of Utica, a coalition tried to sue the local and county zoning boards for their roll in approving the project.
The issue was finally laid to rest last month when a state Appeals Court ruled that the property was rezoned legally from the begining.
Meanwhile, the County Board also recently approved a new rezoning request for the plant with 16 more acres for possible future expansion.
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