Prairie State Energy Campus

The Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC) is the operating company of the Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC). Located in Washington County, Illinois, the PSEC is a technologically advanced electric generation facility, 95 percent owned by not-for-profit utilities and rural electric cooperatives. Prairie State's owners are committed to providing clean, reliable and affordable baseload power to the more than 2.5 million families they serve. The PSEC is comprised of a 1,600 megawatt coal-fired power plant and adjacent underground coal mine. Prairie State utilizes domestic Illinois coal as its sole power source, which eliminates the carbon dioxide emissions associated with coal transported from elsewhere. With its combined design efficiencies, Prairie State's carbon footprint is significantly smaller than the typical U.S. coal plant. Prairie State employees work within one of three general areas of concentration: coal mining, power generation, and corporate support services Mission: To provide value to our owners and the millions of families they serve through the safe and sustainable production of electric power.