Economic Impact : QUICK FACTS

• In Indiana the state capacity of ethanol is 980 million gallons.
• Indiana produces 7% of the national capacity and is 6th in production.
• This translates into $1.5 billion in Direct Capital Investment from state ethanol facilities.
  
  
• One ethanol job produces 6 additional jobs; ex. 550 ethanol jobs = 3,500 indirect full-time jobs.
• Ethanol jobs have brought about a $255 million increase in household income, $48 million increase in state & local taxes, $499 million increase in Indiana's Gross State Product, and $615 million equity increase in farmland appreciation.
  
  
• A majority of Hoosiers believe that alternative fuels . . .
• have a positive impact on the state's economy
• lessen foreign oil dependency
• are better for the environment
• should be supported by the government for further development

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