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(AP) - THE PROJECT: FutureGen is a $1.5 billion prototype coal-fired power plant that developers -- a consortium of coal and power companies working with the U.S. government -- say will produce nearly no air pollution. Carbon dioxide will be stored beneath a layer of bedrock, not released to the air.THE SITE: Developers will announce between Dec. 17 and the end of the year the winning site among four finalists: Tuscola and Mattoon in Illinois, Jewett and Penwell in Texas.THE BUILDOUT: The 275-megawatt plant could be up and running by 2012, supplying enough power for about 150,000 homes.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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