Will the price of electricity from FutureGen be higher?
Because FutureGen is a first-of-a-kind facility integrating both coal gasification technology and carbon dioxide capture, the cost to produce electricity will be higher than it would be from a traditional facility without these added technologies. By demonstrating how to operate a plant with these integrated technologies for the first time, we expect FutureGen will help many companies provide electricity from similar plants at a competitive cost in the future. The Alliance is operating as a non-profit for purposes of demonstrating the technology. All revenue from the sale of power or any marketable byproducts will be returned to the non-profit.
