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Planes, Soon Trains and Automobiles

In a few years, some central Illinois businesses will pack products to travel to the airport – and they likely will arrive at their destination by train.

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Powering Progress

Now, more than ever, consumers are taking power into their own hands. Many are bridging the gap between sites of power generation by producing their own power.

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Renewed Education

For more than a decade, an Illinois community college’s wind turbine turned heads while powering the school.

A nearly completed multimillion-dollar campus renovation soon will power careers of students working on nearby wind farms – along with solar arrays, battery storage systems and advanced manufacturing jobs.

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Most(ly) Sunny

The autumn afternoon sun is providing more light to some Hoosiers than ever before – by electrifying the lights and appliances in their homes.

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