Statement Regarding Today’s FutureGen Announcement

Contact: Joe Lucas or Lisa Comooso Miller - 703/684-6292

ALEXANDRIA, VA - In response to the U.S. Department of Energy's 'Record of Decision,' which will formally clear the way for planning by the FutureGen Alliance, ACCCE's Senior Vice President, Communications, Joe Lucas, has released the following statement:

"Today's announcement of the FutureGen site is an important day for our nation's energy independence future. Once fully operational, FutureGen will help meet the world's growing demand for clean, affordable electricity, fuel our global economy and create more well-paying jobs. It will also be the first commercial scale, fully integrated, carbon capture and sequestration project in the country.

The Department's decision was based on careful consideration of the proposed project's potential environmental impacts, as well as the program goals and objectives. This announcement marks another major milestone in developing a technology-based solution to meet world energy needs. Technology like the FutureGen project will ensure that our nation's abundant coal supply will continue to provide affordable electricity while producing fewer emissions, than ever before. We applaud the many people in the FutureGen Alliance who have brought our nation's vision of energy independence one step closer to a realization."

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The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a non-profit, non-partisan partnership of companies involved in producing electricity from coal. Because coal is America’s most abundant energy resource, ACCCE supports energy policies that balance coal’s vital role in meeting our country’s growing need for affordable and reliable electricity with the need to protect the environment. ACCCE also advocates for the development and deployment of advanced clean coal technologies that will produce electricity with near-zero emissions. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA. For more information, visit www.cleancoalusa.org.

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