#Illinois

Energy Companies

Dresden Generating Station: History, Operations and Incidents

Dresden Generating Station in Illinois is the first privately financed US nuclear plant. Units 2 and 3 are operational BWR-3 reactors.

Natural Gas Power

Nicor Gas: Natural Gas Distribution in Northern Illinois

Nicor Gas is a natural gas distribution company serving over two million customers in northern Illinois.

Climate, Emissions & Sustainability

FutureGen: The Rise and Fall of a US Coal CCS Demonstration

FutureGen was a cancelled US coal power project aiming to demonstrate carbon capture and storage technology in Illinois.

Energy Companies

Aventine Renewable Energy: Biofuel Production and Corporate History

History of Aventine Renewable Energy, a US bioethanol producer that filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and was acquired in 2015.