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"The U.S. economy expanded at a faster clip than initially forecast in the third quarter, helped by more robust consumer spending and by stronger exports. The economy grew at a 2.5% annualized pace in the quarter, revised up from the initial estimate of 2.0%, the government said in its second estimate of quarterly gross domestic product. GDP growth was 1.7% during the second quarter.”
- Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, 11/23/2010
Prarie State Energy Campus
Construction is underway on the Prairie State Energy Campus in southwestern Washington County. This power plant will be a great economic boon to the region, supporting over 1,500 construction jobs, and when completed in 2011-2012, will sustain 2,300 jobs and employ state-of-the-art clean coal technologies using Southern Illinois coal from an adjacent mine. Prairie State will have emission levels 80% lower than existing U.S. power plants and is an example of the progress being made to burn coal as cleanly as possible.
A major priority of mine is the further development of advanced clean coal technologies (see FutureGen – Illinois Coal section) as a way to encourage the use of Illinois coal and help the regional economy. I have taken an active role in developing the Prairie State Energy Campus, holding informational meetings on the project. The campus is expected to provide reliable, low-cost electricity for up to 1.7 million families.
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