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Deadline for FutureGen Deal Extended by 60 Days
MATTOON, Ill. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has extended a deadline to work out a deal to build the FutureGen coal power plant in eastern Illinois.

The agency said Wednesday that an agreement that expired this week between it and the FutureGen Alliance to work out financial and other details has been extended by 60 days.

The agreement was signed about a year ago and requires the FutureGen Alliance to find ways to cut costs before the Energy Department gives it final approval for the Illinois plant and about $1 billion. The alliance is a group of coal companies and others trying to build the plant.

The power plant is intended to operate with coal while removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the fuel and trapping it underground.

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