Local Support

"The City of Yuma is excited that Panda has chosen to build a renewable energy to ethanol facility here. When completed, the plant will create new jobs, strengthen our local economy, and broaden the tax base for our schools, hospital and local governments. ... We look forward to a long and productive relationship with Panda as they become part of our local business community." stated
— Robert J. Harper, Mayor, City of Yuma

"Panda's selection of Yuma County for its renewable energy plant falls right in line with our new economic development vision for the County ... We are genuinely excited to assist Panda in creating new frontiers within the Agriculture and Energy sectors that will benefit us locally, regionally and nationally."
—Andrea Anderson, Executive Director, Yuma County Economic Development Corporation

Facility Facts

• Location: Yuma, Colorado
• Site size: 292 acres
• Co-Products: Ethanol, distillers grain, CO2
• Nameplate ethanol capacity: 105 million gallons-per-year on a denatured basis
• Type of distillers grain: 50 percent WDGS; 50 percent DDGS
• Fuel: Natural gas
• Air Permit Received: September, 2006
• Anticipated Construction Start Date: TBA
• Anticipated Date of Commercial Operations: TBA

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Unique Site Attributes

• Yuma County enjoys the third highest corn yield in the US (194 bushels per acre in 2005) and locally produces over 40 million bushels on an annual basis.
• 600,000 head of cattle on feed within 75 miles of Yuma facility.
• Close proximity to such a large amount of local corn and cattle, along with access to low-cost Rocky Mountain natural gas, provides the project with many cost and market advantages.