FutureGen delegation pleads case in U.S. House

WASHINGTON – Members of the Illinois delegation aren't done fighting to bring a $1.8 billion, clean-burning power plant to Central Illinois.

The House Science and Technology Committee heard from Illinois Congressmen and the chairman of the FutureGen Alliance on Tuesday. All lobbied to build FutureGen in Mattoon, though the Department of Energy insists it wants to help pay for smaller projects better geared to selling electrical power.

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