Prairie State Energy Campus

Prairie State Energy Campus
CountryUnited States
LocationLively Grove Township, Washington County, near Marissa, Illinois
Coordinates38°16′40″N 89°40′4″W / 38.27778°N 89.66778°W / 38.27778; -89.66778
StatusOperational
Commission date2012
OwnerPrairie State Energy Campus (consortium)
Thermal power station
Turbine technologyCoal
Power generation
Units operational2
Nameplate capacity1,600 MW

Prairie State Energy Campus is a 1,600 megawatt base load, coal-fired, electrical power station and coal mine near Marissa, Illinois, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) features low levels of regulated emissions compared to other coal-fired power stations, capturing sulfur from high-sulfur coal mined nearby instead of transporting low-sulfur coal from elsewhere.

Ken Bone, a power plant worker who asked a question during a 2016 Presidential debate, is employed at Prairie State. He is a Control Room Operator.

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