Illinois SB 1987: the Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Law

Miscellaneous · Thu Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:21176739

On January 12, 2009, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed SB 1987, the Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Law. The legislation establishes emission standards for new coal-fueled power plants power plants that use coal as their primary feedstock. From 2009-2015, new coal-fueled power plants must capture and store 50 percent of the carbon emissions that the facility would otherwise emit; from 2016-2017, 70 percent must be captured and stored; and after 2017, 90 percent must be captured and stored. SB 1987 also establishes a goal of having 25 percent of electricity used in the state to come from cost-effective coal-fueled power plants that capture and store carbon emissions by 2025. Illinois is the first state to establish a goal for producing electricity from coal-fueled power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS). To support the commercial development of CCS technology, the legislation guarantees purchase agreements for the first Illinois coal facility with CCS technology, the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC); Illinois utilities are required to purchase at least 5 percent of their electricity supply from the TEC, provided that customer rates experience only modest increases. The TEC is expected to be completed in 2014 with the ability to capture and store at least 50 percent of its carbon emissions.

• Research Organization: Illinois General Assembly, Springfield, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21176739
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
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COAL GASIFICATION
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
CONSTRUCTION
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES
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METHANE
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
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