Today, Congressman Conaway wrote a letter to Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, congratulating him on the advancement of the FutureGen project and continuing the push for Odessa as the proposed site.
“Odessa is a natural choice for the FutureGen Initiative,” said Conaway. “It is an active community, possesses all necessary resources, and has an innovative and ambitious economy. I am confident that Odessa is the best choice, and I am looking forward to working with the Department of Energy to keep FutureGen moving swiftly in the right direction.”
On Tuesday, July 25th, the Department of Energy and the FutureGen alliance is set to announce the ‘short list’ for the remaining eligible FutureGen sites. Odessa is one of twelve sites still in the running for the proposed site. The FutureGen initiative is a $1 billion government/industry partnership to design, build and operate a zero emission, coal-fired electric and hydrogen production plant.
