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Tornadoes hit in Tennessee, Illinois

2014-02-21 08:48:36| Energy - Topix.net

Large sections of the Midwest and South were under tornado watches Thursday evening as powerful and fast-moving storms pushed through the region, causing power outages in western Tennessee and damaging buildings in central Illinois.

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Ameren receives approval to build Illinois Rivers transmission project

2014-02-21 01:00:00| Power Technology

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) has received siting approval of final routes and sub-stations from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) ICC to build the $1.1bn Illinois Rivers transmission project.

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The Coal Plant an Illinois Town Couldn't Give Away

2014-02-20 08:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: How much is an old coal power plant worth? With natural gas production booming and environmental rules looming, in Illinois the answer is clear: It can be hard to even give one away. For evidence, look to the E.D. Edwards power plant, built in 1960 close to the coal mines south of Peoria. While it pumped out electricity for once-booming steel mills and distilleries, the plant cruised along and avoided spending the millions of dollars to install a scrubber on its smokestack. And so Edwards,...

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Aqua America CEO Announces Two-Year Operation And Management Agreement With City Of Chicago Heights, Illinois

2014-02-19 07:07:11| publicworks Home Page

Recently, Aqua America, Inc. Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis announced that its unregulated subsidiary, Aqua Resources, has entered into a two-year management agreement with the City of Chicago Heights in Cook County, Ill., to manage its public water and wastewater systems

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