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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-20-015843
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200625

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000778164
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				412170618
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060
		CITY:			SACRAMENTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95814
		BUSINESS PHONE:		916-403-2123

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060
		CITY:			SACRAMENTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95814

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ACCESSITY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030627

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DRIVERSSHIELD COM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001115

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration
Statement on Form S-3</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filed
June 4, 2020</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>File
No. 333-238939</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dear
Mr. Buchmiller and Mr. McCann:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On
behalf of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), the undersigned has set forth below the responses of the Company
to the comments of the staff (the &ldquo;<B>Staff</B>&rdquo;) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;)
contained in the Staff&rsquo;s comment letter dated June 12, 2020 (&ldquo;<B>Comment Letter</B>&rdquo;). For ease of reference,
the text of the Staff&rsquo;s comment is reproduced in italics, with the response of the Company immediately following such comment.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Concurrently
with the submission of this letter, the Company has filed Amendment No. 1 (&ldquo;<B>Amendment No. 1</B>&rdquo;) to the above-referenced
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;) with the Commission on EDGAR, reflecting
the revisions described in this letter as well as certain other updated information.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
your convenience, the Company is supplementally providing to the Staff a copy of Amendment No. 1, which has been marked to indicate
the changes from the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on June 4, 2020.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I><U>Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed June 4, 2020</U></I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I><U>Exhibits</U></I></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>1.</I></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>We
                                         note that your forum selection provision identifies the Court of Chancery as the exclusive
                                         forum for certain litigation, including any &ldquo;derivative action.&rdquo; Please revise
                                         your prospectus to clearly describe this provision and to describe any risks or other
                                         impacts on investors. Risks may include, but are not limited to, increased costs to bring
                                         a claim and that these provisions can discourage claims or limit investors&rsquo; ability
                                         to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable. Also disclose whether
                                         this provision applies to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In
                                         that regard, we note that Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction
                                         over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or
                                         the rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent
                                         jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty
                                         or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. If
                                         the provision applies to Securities Act claims, please also revise your prospectus to
                                         state that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision and
                                         that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules
                                         and regulations thereunder. If this provision does not apply to actions arising under
                                         the Securities Act or Exchange Act, please also ensure that the exclusive forum provision
                                         in the governing document states this clearly, or tell us how you will inform investors
                                         in future filings that the provision does not apply to any actions arising under the
                                         Securities Act or Exchange Act.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Response
to Comment 1:</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
forum selection provision in the Company&rsquo;s amended and restated bylaws (the &ldquo;<B>Bylaws</B>&rdquo;) does not apply
to suits arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Securities Act</B>&rdquo;) or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Exchange Act</B>&rdquo;). The Company has updated the disclosure on pages 5  and
 26 of Amendment No. 1 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s comment and will acknowledge in risk factor disclosure in its future
filings that the portion of the Bylaws requiring the Court of Chancery to be the exclusive forum for certain suits would not apply
with respect to suits arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
connection with this response to the Staff&rsquo;s Comment Letter, the Company acknowledges the following:</FONT></P>

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                                         Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
                                         and</FONT></TD></TR>                                                             <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1.05in"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Staff
                                         comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the
                                         Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sincerely yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">/s/ Larry A. Cerutti</P>


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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Larry A. Cerutti</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michael D. Kandris, Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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W. Wright, Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</FONT></P>

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