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  WHAT:    The Prairie State Energy Campus will celebrate groundbreaking for
           its 1,600 megawatt supercritical coal-fueled power plant that
           will be fueled by an adjacent mine.  Construction is expected to
           create 2,300 jobs at the peak of development.  Generating units 1
           and 2 are expected to be on line in the 2011 to 2012 timeframe.

  WHO:     Prairie State Energy Campus partners will be joined by:

           The Honorable Jerry Costello (D-Ill.)
           The Honorable John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
           The Honorable David Luechtefeld
           The Honorable Mike Bost
           The Honorable Dan Reitz

  WHEN:    Monday, October 1, 2007
           10 a.m. CST


  WHERE:   Washington County, Ill.
           Located off County Hwy. 12,
           Between County Hwy. 10 and Marigold Rd.

  CONTACT: Derrell Carter
           (314) 342-7667

                        B-roll footage available.

Directions to Prairie State Energy Campus from Interstate 64 and IL-4/Exit 23

  total estimated time: 35 minutes
  total estimated distance: 25 miles
                                                               Distance
  Start
  Intersection of Interstate 64 and IL Hw 4/Exit 23

  Go South on IL Highway 4                                    ~12 miles

  In the Town of Fayetteville Turn LEFT
   on W MAIN AVE/IL-15/IL-4. Continue to follow IL-4           ~5 miles

  Turn LEFT onto Biddleborn Rd (watch for sign)
   Biddleborn Rd aka St. Clair County Rd 57 turns into
   Wash County Rd 10                                           ~5 miles

  At Intersection of County Route 10 and Route 12
   turn Right On to Route 12 (A Washington County
   Sheriff will be at this intersection)                       ~2 miles

  End
  Prairie State Energy Campus

  For directions, please contact Derrell Carter; dcarter@peabodyenergy.com

PRNewswire -- Sept. 28

SOURCE: Prairie State Energy Campus