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To: Krowbar who wrote (333387)	12/23/2002 4:06:26 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Cheney doesn't tell power companies what to build, why doesn't PGE just do it? Why does the CA Government have to mandate it? Jim

To: Krowbar who wrote (333387)	12/23/2002 5:42:20 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<< I realize the no pollution part of windmills doesn't sit very well with Cheney and his parrots here, >> Wednesday, December 18, 2002 State approves coal power plant By Kurt Erickson Springfield bureau chief SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois regulators have given the go-ahead for Bloomington-based Corn Belt Energy Corp. to build the first new coal-fired electric plant in Illinois in more than a dozen years. The experimental facility, to be located at the mouth of the Turris Coal Co. mine near Elkhart, received a construction permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday. In announcing the permit, Gov. George Ryan said the $140 million project will be a shot in the arm to Illinois' struggling coal industry. The plant, which will receive more than $50 million in state and federal grants, is a test site for new technology designed to make Illinois coal more environmentally friendly. The so-called Low Emissions Boiler System will burn Illinois' high-sulfur coal but is supposed to release little of the harmful emissions into the air. Many Illinois power plants are at least 40 years old. When federal pollution controls went into effect, many utility companies decided it was cheaper to burn cleaner coal from the western United States than it was to retrofit a power plant with scrubbers. The experimental plant could spark a renaissance for Illinois' beleaguered coal industry. "The innovative technology to be used at the new plant exemplifies Illinois' goal of developing clean-burning technology that allows Illinois coal to be used without compromising air quality," noted Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano. Once completed, the plant will burn about 380,000 tons of coal annually and provide enough electricity to power more than 27,000 homes -- about 80 percent of Corn Belt's customers. Officials estimate the project will create about 50 new jobs.