In October 2004, the U.S. Department of Energy selected the Orlando Utilities Commission – along with partner Southern Company – to build an advanced coal gasification facility in Central Florida as part of the department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative.

A rendering of the proposed coal gasification project at OUC's Stanton Energy Center. Click here for a larger image.

The proposed plant -- known as the Orlando Gasification Project (OGP) -- will be built at OUC’s Stanton Energy Center near Orlando and will gasify coal using the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power technology in the world.

On Aug. 23, 2006, OUC commissioners voted to approve funding for the OGP.

Please see the information below to learn more about the gasification process and what its cutting-edge technology means to Central Florida.

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