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FutureGen Alliance Announces Final Candidate Host Sites

August 2, 2006

The FutureGen Alliance recently announced its short list of candidate sites for a $1 billion first-of-its-kind, near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant following an extensive technical review. Of the 12 competing sites in seven states, the Alliance concluded that four sites are best suited to host the FutureGen facility.

The candidate sites—Mattoon, IL, Tuscola, IL, Heart of Brazos, TX, and Odessa, TX—will move forward to the next step of the selection process, which includes a comprehensive National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) evaluation by DOE and more detailed site characterization. In parallel, power plant engineering will proceed.

In the latter half of 2007, following the completion of DOE's NEPA review, the Alliance will select a final site and move toward construction. The plant is expected to be on-line in 2012. For more information, refer to the DOE news release.

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