EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
| 
         Subsidiary Name*  | 
    
         Name(s) Under Which Subsidiary Does Business**  | 
    
         State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization  | 
| Kinergy Marketing LLC | − | Oregon | 
| Pacific Ag. Products, LLC | PAP | California | 
| Pacific Ethanol Development, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| PE Op Co. | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol West, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Madera LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Magic Valley, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Stockton LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Canton, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Aurora, LLC (1) | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Aurora East, LLC (1) | − | Delaware | 
| Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC (1) | − | Delaware | 
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| * | All subsidiaries are directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Registrant unless otherwise specified by footnote. | 
| ** | If different from the name of the subsidiary. | 
| (1) | The Registrant indirectly holds a 73.93% ownership interest in Pacific Aurora, LLC, which owns Pacific Ethanol Aurora East, LLC and Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC. |