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We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. of our report dated March 31, 2011 (December 21, 2011 as to the effect of the stock split described in Note 1), relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in such Prospectus.