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A 'green' peek at America's largest coal plant

TV show 'Designing Spaces' looks at Prairie State Energy Campus, one of the most efficient and low emissions producing coal-fueled power plants in the US.

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A pile of hard anthracite coal sits outside the D & D Anthracite Coal Co. mine, in this July 2003 file photo, in Good Spring, Pa. Prairie State Energy Campus is the largest coal-fueled power plant today.
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Clean coal technology is constantly evolving. We鈥檙e continually making use of this natural resource more efficient. I recently had the opportunity to tour the聽听蹿辞谤听Designing Spaces: Think Green.

聽is centered around the latest technologies and developments the coal-based electricity industry has been using to make this plant one of the most efficient and low emissions producing coal-fueled power plants in the nation.

Prairie State Energy Campus is the largest coal-fueled power plant today. It produces more than 7 million tons of coal a year, with the plant鈥檚 first unit currently producing 800 megawatts of power.

Be sure to聽聽to learn more about Prairie State and clean coal technology.

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