On November 6, 2007 Range Fuels broke ground on the site of the nation's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Treutlen County near the town of Soperton, Georgia. Site clearing, which began in late November, will encompass around 100 acres and involve various types of equipment supplied by local construction companies. The plant itself will occupy about 60 acres of the total site, and construction of the first phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 2009 with production scheduled to commence in 2010.