Appendix 3

I. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
You may withhold authority to vote for any nominees by lining through or otherwise strking out the name of any nominee.

Group I
You may vote for four (4) nominees, but no more than four (4) nominees.

James Johnston, Incumbent		>>>o		Don Huyser, Incumbent		>>>o
Craig Hamilton, Incumbent		>>>o		Tom Schroeder, Incumbent		>>>o

Group II
You may vote for four (4) nominees, but no more than four (4) nominees.

Denny Mauser, Incumbent		>>>o		Jeremie Parr, Incumbent		>>>o
William Talsma, Incumbent		>>>o		John Van Zee, Incumbent		>>>o

Group III
You may vote for four (4) nominees, but no more than four (4) nominees.

Warren Bush, Incumbent		>>>o		Scot Farver, Incumbent		>>>o
William Horan, Incumbent		>>>o		Dean Lane, Incumbent		>>>o

II. PROPOSAL – APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY’S OPERATING AGREEMENT:
Please check the appropriate box:

Proposal::		For		Against		Abstain
(1) Approval of the Amendment to the Company’s Operating Agreement to Allow the Offices of Chairman of the Board and President/Chief Executive Officer to be Served by the Same Person		o		o		o
(2) Approval of the Amendment to the Company’s Operating Agreement to Permit the Directors to Determine the Number of Directors Within the Range Last Approved by the Members without a Vote of the Members		o		o		o

Signature:						Signature:
Date:						Date:
								(Joint Owner)

Please sign exactly as your name appears above. When signing as attorney executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please note that fact. If units are jointly owned by more than one person, both owners must sign this proxy card in order for the units to be counted for the election of Directors or the approval of the amendments to the Operating Agreement.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Regardless of whether you plan to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting of Members, you can be sure your units are represented at the meeting by promptly returning your proxy in the mail at the address below or faxing it to us at (641) 791-1192.

CENTRAL IOWA ENERGY, LLC
3426 E. 28^th Street N.
Newton, Iowa 50208

PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
For Annual Meeting, Monday, March 10, 2008

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a Notice of Meeting and Explanation of Proposals dated January 30, 2008 and hereby appoints John Van Zee and James Johnston, jointly and severally (the “Proxies”), each with full power of substitution, as proxies to represent the undersigned at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Members of Central Iowa Energy, LLC to be held Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6:30 P.M. local time, and at any adjournment thereof, on any matters coming before the Meeting.

Please specify your choice by marking the appropriate box for each matter above. Any boxes not marked will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. The Proxies cannot vote your units unless you sign and return this card. For your proxy card to be valid, it must be received by the Company by 5:00 p.m. on Friday March 7, 2008.

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein and authorizes the Proxies to take action in their discretion upon other matters that may properly come before the Meeting. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR James Johnston, Craig Hamilton, Don Huyser, and Tom Schroeder as nominees for Group I Directors of the Board of Directors, Denny Mauser, Jeremie Parr, William Talsma, and John Van Zee as nominees for Group II Directors of the Board of Directors, Warren Bush, Scot Farver, William Horan, and Dean Lane as nominees for Group III Directors of the Board of Directors, and FOR the Amendments to the Operating Agreement. Your units will be included in the determination of whether a quorum is present even if you do not mark any choices on the proxy card.

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY IN THE MAIL TO 3426 E. 28^th STREET N., NEWTON, IOWA 50208, OR BY FAX AT (641) 791-1192.

If you do attend the meeting and desire to withdraw your proxy ballot, you may do so by notifying the Secretary or another officer of the Company prior to the commencement of the meeting.