Adkins Energy is a sixty-nine million dollar corn-to-ethanol facility with a cogeneration plant which processes approximately fifteen million bushels of corn annually in Lena, Illinois.

The concept was originated from the members of the Pearl City Elevator board of directors who were looking for a way to add value to corn for local producers. The Adkins Energy Cooperative was formed out of those discussions with 349 members made up of producers and local investors from twelve counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Today Adkins Energy Cooperative and Pearl City Elevator are partners in the LLC creating a farmer cooperative owned ethanol plant. Adkins Energy LLC is one of the few ventures in the country 100% owned by farmers.

The Adkins Family is committed to improving our community by...
* Creating rewarding career opportunities
* Preserving the quality of the surrounding environment
* Increasing the value to a bushel of corn for area farmers
* Expanding the local economy with increased business opportunities
* Producing the highest quality products for the marketplace.

Annually Adkins produces:
* 42.5 million gallons of denatured ethanol
* 75,000 tons of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS)
* 150,000 tons of wet distillers grains (wet cake)

Adkins supports the community:
* Created 35 new full-time jobs in the area
* Supported over 280 indirect jobs through construction and trucking
* Uses 15 million bushels of corn annually from local farmers which translates into $33 million of local corn purchases