Others benefiting from Trump’s exemptions include NRG’s Powerton coal plant near Pekin in Tazewell County, scheduled to close in 2028, and several owned by Southern Company and the Tennessee ...

The plan also included an exemption for Prairie State and the CWLP coal plant in Springfield. Lawmakers would allow both plants to stay open until 2045 if they reach 90% carbon capture by 2035.

Prairie State, located in Marissa, is a 1,600-megawatt coal-fired power plant that provides power t o municipal utilities in Illinois and other states.

Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from Biden-era rule limiting mercury, other toxic air pollution Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune May 26, 2025 1 of 2 Buy Now ...

CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal ...

If the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act survives Trump’s promised legal challenge, the coal plants owned by Vistra and NRG would need to shut down by 2030 at the latest.