Archive for October, 2010

Photos from the Field: Mobile Classrooms Finish Tour in Indianapolis

For the past two months, our Clean Coal Technology. It Works. teams have been sending back their stories from all over U.S., telling how Americans in towns big and small rely on affordable coal-based electricity. Our mobile classrooms made their very last stop for the summer at the State Capitol in Indianapolis, Indiana recently. Ed Chen, captain of Mobile Classroom #1, posted some pictures via Twitter during their visit last week.


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Local elected officials like State Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) stopped by to see the model IGCC plant inside one of the mobile classrooms.

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Members of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ (R-IN) cabinet and staff visited Mobile Classroom team members to talk about jobs that could come from investment into clean coal technologies. They talked to Indiana Labor Commissioner Lori Torres (on the right) …

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… as well as Indiana Energy Director Brandon Seitz (on the left).

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Investing in clean coal technologies can create over 5,700 jobs in Indiana, and can help America started on the path towards a cleaner energy future. For more information on how many jobs can be created in your state through clean coal investments, click here.

Our teams had a great time meeting and educating people about the history and future of clean coal technology. Watch this space and follow America’s Power on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with how you can ensure a domestic, reliable energy source for America’s future.

26 October 2010, 3:34 pm | Posted in ACCCE News, Carbon Capture, Clean Coal, Climate Change, Current Affairs, Energy Independence, Energy Issues, Factuality Tour 2010, Policy and Legislation, Technology | 1 comment »

Economic Study Outlines Benefits Of Holcomb Expansion Project: Energy Compromise Will Generate $40 Million In Annual Tax Revenue, $6 Million Payroll

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Oct. 25, 2010) – A report conducted by economists from Kansas State University and commissioned by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) shows annual economic activity of nearly $350 million, with more than $40 million in state tax revenue upon completion of Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s new 895 megawatt coal-fueled unit to be built in Finney County, Kansas.

“The Holcomb Expansion Project will enable Sunflower to continue to provide low-cost electricity to Kansas families and businesses for decades to come, while generating hundreds of millions in tax revenue over the life of the plant,” said Steve Miller, ACCCE president and chief executive officer.

In 2009, Gov. Mark Parkinson signed into law a comprehensive energy policy to strengthen the state’s economy while protecting its environment.  The legislation promotes renewable energy development, establishes regulatory certainty so businesses can invest with confidence and supports the development of safe, responsible power generation facilities.  Key to this agreement is the compromise that allowed Sunflower to resume the permitting process to expand Holcomb station in southwest Kansas.

Construction of the Holcomb expansion project will generate nearly $2 billion in total economic activity and support an estimated 5,900 job-years throughout the state, paying $250 million in labor income.  Peak construction employment will reach nearly 1,900 jobs, and upon completion in 2016, the unit will generate 88 permanent jobs with a yearly payroll of more than $6 million.

“We appreciate the work done on this study that substantiates what we have always said:  the Holcomb expansion project will have a tremendous impact on the Kansas economy-impact that will be felt not only in southwest Kansas but statewide,” said Earl Watkins, Sunflower president and CEO.  “At a time of economic downturn, this project will provide not only affordable energy, but jobs and tax revenue as well, all of which Kansans desperately need.”

The Holcomb expansion project will be among the cleanest power plants of its kind, using the best available technology to reduce the emission of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.  In addition, the use of supercritical steam temperatures and pressures will achieve energy efficiencies resulting in an estimated 8 percent reduction in carbon dioxide released per unit of energy produced, as compared to the current generation of pulverized coal power plants.

The study was commissioned by ACCCE and was conducted by Dr. John Leatherman, Ph.D. and Dr. Bill Golden, Ph.D., both of K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics.  A non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, ACCCE commissioned the study to reinforce the economic benefits of previous analyses and projections by industry officials.

See the full study here.

25 October 2010, 12:19 pm | Posted in ACCCE News, Affordability, Campaign 2008, Carbon Capture, Clean Coal, Climate Change, Current Affairs, Democratic Convention, Energy Independence, Jobs, Policy and Legislation, Science, Technology | 1 comment »

Test Your Energy IQ

We’re right in the middle of National Energy Awareness Month! Have you taken a minute to find out where your electricity comes from?

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has a lot of great information on energy production and consumption in the U.S., and be sure to visit their Energy Kids section for energy riddles and other activities.

And once you’ve taken a look around there, test your new knowledge with our quiz on coal-based electricity:

21 October 2010, 2:16 pm | Posted in ACCCE News, Science, Technology | No comments »

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