Released: 3/2/2010
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Quinn, Durbin Announce Exelon Joining FutureGen
GOVERNOR Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin have announced that the Exelon Corporation will join ranks alongside some of the world’s largest energy corporations as a member of the FutureGen Alliance. Exelon’s membership signals critical support ahead of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (USDOE) pending decision to move ahead on FutureGen construction.
“As one of the nation’s largest electric utilities and energy providers, Exelon’s partnership on this project provides critical support to our ongoing effort to bring FutureGen to Illinois,” said Governor Quinn. “FutureGen will be the first facility of its kind to demonstrate the latest technology in electric power generation while capturing and safely storing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s also an opportunity for our State to illustrate clean-coal capabilities that will once again place Illinois coal on top and create much-needed jobs during a critical economic time.”
(See complete article in the Illinois Energy Forum - March, 2010.)
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