ATLANTA, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Officials representing Southern Company, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) and KBR Inc., on Monday, Sept. 10, will break ground on an advanced 285- megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility near Orlando, Fla. The new generating station will be among the cleanest, most efficient coal-fueled power plants in the world.
WHO Hon. Samuel Bodman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy Hon. Buddy Dyer, Mayor, City of Orlando, Fla. Lonnie Bell, Board President, Orlando Utilities Commission David M. Ratcliffe, Chairman & CEO, Southern Company William P. "Bill" Utt, President & CEO, KBR Hon. Mel Martinez, U.S. Senator (R-FL) WHEN Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 10:00 a.m. EDT WHERE Stanton Energy Center Orlando, Fla. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO )
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