While Mattoon residents and Illinois lawmakers expressed elation at the announcement that the FutureGen plant has its sights set on Coles County, the U.S. Department of Energy wants to restructure its agreement with the Fu-tureGen Alliance.
Jack Slutz, the acting principal deputy assistant secretary for fossil energy, released a statement Tuesday calling for restructuring the current agreement between the federal government and the alliance, which is composed of power companies from all over the world.
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