“This project is good for the community and vital for Illinois' struggling coal industry. For the future economic development of our state, it is critical that this plant gets built.”

Phil Gonet,
President of the Illinois Coal Association.

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11.25.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Governor needs to take action on Tenaska bill
11.22.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Ameren may have to pay for power outages
Customers could seek cost of spoiled food
11.21.08 Breeze-Courier – Senate approves TEC cost study bill
11.20.08 AP – Illinois lawmakers vote to aid clean coal projects
11.20.08 State Journal Register – Coal gasification bill moves to next step
11.20.08 AP – Illinois lawmakers approve clean coal projects bill
11.20.08 State Journal Register – Our Opinion: Bill to help coal study deserves Senate approval
11.20.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Power plant plan goes to Blagojevich
11.10.08 State Journal Register – Developers of coal-gasification plant buy land
07.28.08 State Journal Register –
Our Opinion: Who will have energy to get the job done?
07.17.08 Decatur Herald-Review – Tenaska gets some help from House vote
Plan would require utilities to buy from Taylorville coal plant
07.16.08 State Journal Register – House revives Taylorville Energy Center
OKs beginning of design work on clean-coal power plant
07.16.08 Crain's – Clean-coal plants make comeback in Illinois
06.19.08 A letter to the Chicago Tribune: Clean Coal Plant
06.19.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Lawmakers Need to Jump on Coal Band Wagon
06.15.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Despite need, Illinois coal goes unused
06.02.08 State Journal Register – Taylorville coal plant supporters continue despite setback
06.02.08 Crain's – Atty. Gen. Madigan says ComEd rubbed out clean-coal bill
06.02.08 State Journal Register – Clean-coal power supporters blame ComEd for defeat
06.01.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Legislation to aid coal plant in Taylorville fails
Opponents argue Tenaska facility could raise rates
05.31.08 State Journal Register – Energy bill fails in House
05.29.08 State Journal Register – Legislation would allow greater use of Illinois coal
05.28.08 Crain's – ‘Clean coal’ goal retooled in bill’s new draft
05.26.08 Crain's – Big bet on 'clean coal' (pt. 1 of 2)
05.08.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Feds move further from FutureGen
Mattoon, Taylorville could be included in $1.3 billion in smaller coal projects
04.03.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Taylorville Coal Plant Supporters See Progress
04.03.08 State Journal Register – Progress On Deal For Taylorville Energy Plant Slow
03.11.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Editorial
03.01.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Taylorville Coal Plant Support Urged
Decatur To Be Site Of One Of Two Public Meetings
02.13.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Editorial
02.10.08 St. Louis Post-Dispatch – As FutureGen fizzles, a different clean coal plant waits
02.07.08 State Journal Register – Editorial
02.01.08 Chicago Tribune – Editorial
02.01.08 Decatur Herald & Review – Taylorville coal project clears hurdle
02.01.08 State Journal Register – Taylorville plant might use some FutureGen tech
01.31.08 AP – Proposed Illinois coal plant gets court go-ahead
12.09.07 State Journal Register – POLITICOAL: Taylorville coal-gasification plant waiting on legislative action
11.28.07 Decatur Herald & Review – Taylorville coal plant action urged
Developers impatient for legislative approval
07.20.07 Daily Herald – Editorial
07.19.07 St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Editorial
07.17.07 St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Taylorville plant raises another inconvenient truth
07.15.07 Decatur Herald & Review – Editorial
07.13.07 St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Illinois bills aiding coal industry await action
06.26.07 State Journal Register – Taylorville waiting on legislators / High-tech coal plant on hold during overtime
06.10.07 Chicago Sun-Times – Editorial
06.06.07 Chicago Tribune – Dirty business of coal could get makeover
06.06.07 Reuters – Tenaska obtains Illinois clean-coal plant permit
06.06.07 Chicago Public Radio – 848 [website]
06.06.07 Omaha World-Herald – Tenaska project faces hurdles
06.05.07 State Journal Register – Clean-coal power plant to get permit
06.05.07 Associated Press – Taylorville energy center gets OK to begin construction
06.05.07 Taylorville Breeze Courier – Proposed energy center secures IEPA permit
05.27.07 State Journal-Register – Editorial
05.16.07 Carbondale Southern Illinoisan – Taylorville power plant could need help from lawmakers
05.16.07 Decatur Herald & Review – Taylorville power plant could need help
05.16.07 UPI – IGCC plant to aid economy, study suggests
05.16.07 St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Backers of coal gasification plant say study shows its benefits
05.16.07 Taylorville Breeze Courier – T.E.C. would electrify economy
01.12.07 Taylorville Breeze Courier – Scope of Taylorville Energy Center Revealed

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Press Releases
03.03.10 Report Shows Cleanest Coal-Fired Commercial Scale Power Plant To Be Built With Minimal Rate Impact And More Jobs Than Expected
11.09.09 Siemens Energy to Supply Advanced Coal Gasification Technology to Taylorville Energy Center
07.13.09 Tenaska’s Taylorville Energy Center Selected By U.S. DOE For Loan Guarantee Program; Illinois Electric Ratepayers Could Save Up To $60 Million Per Year With $2.5 Billion Guarantee
04.23.09 Taylorville Energy Center Opens Community Relations Office; Names Representative
03.26.09 Tenaska Hires Engineering and Construction Firms for Next Phase of Taylorville Clean Coal Plant Development
02.19.09 Tenaska Takes Next Step in Development of First Clean Coal Plant; Choosing Illinois Office of Global Firm to Oversee Engineering Work
01.12.09 Bill Signing Finalizes Year-Long Push
for Clean Coal Portfolio Standard in Illinois
11.20.08 Clean Coal Supporters Applaud Illinois Senate On Nationally
Groundbreaking Legislation; First to Require Carbon Storage
11.10.08 Tenaska Completes First Land Purchase
for Taylorville Energy Center
10.16.08 Statement Of Taylorville Energy Center Developer On Clean Coal Tax Credits In Federal Rescue Legislation
07.16.08 Statement of Taylorville Energy Center Developer
on Passage of SB 1987
01.31.08 Environmental Appeals Board Denies Sierra Club Appeal,
Grants Taylorville Energy Center Final Air Permit
12.18.07 Taylorville Energy Center Developer Applauds Decision
to Locate FutureGen in Illinois
07.27.07 Clean Coal Supporters Applaud Illinois Senate On Legislation;
House Action Now Needed for Taylorville Energy Center
07.09.07 Statement of Taylorville Energy Center Developer in Response to Sierra Club IEPA Air Permit Appeal
07.09.07 Statement of John Thompson, Director Coal Transition Project, Clean Air Task Force on Sierra Club Appeal of the Taylorville IGCC Air Permit
07.06.07 American Lung Association of Illinois Urges Support for Taylorville Energy Center Clean Coal Project
06.05.07 Gov. Blagojevich announces landmark air permit for clean-coal gasification power plant in Taylorville [PDF]
05.15.07 Clean Coal Plant in Taylorville Would Be Economic Boon

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Documents & Media
Taylorville Energy Center IGCC Diagram [PDF]
Supporter Letter to Legislators [PDF]
Taylorville Energy Center: Fact Sheet [PDF]

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