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Prairie State Interns Tour Energy Campus

On May 30, Prairie State’s 2018 Intern Class took tours of both the power plant and the mine. During the power plant tour, they learned about the process in which turbines generate electrical energy, and the state-of-the-art environmental technology in place. Their underground mine tour took them 250 feet below ground.  During this tour, they saw first-hand how the mine operates and watched … More

93 Units of Blood Donated from PSGC Winter Blood Drive

Prairie State Energy Campus recently conducted a campus-wide blood drive helping donate 93 total units of blood to the American Red Cross. The PSGC Winter Blood Drive brought out 96 donors in total. Congratulations to Jim Owens who reached a personal donation milestone of 50 total units at this year’s drive. Mike Griffin, Brock Stahl and Josh Haley made Power Red donations, which provide twic… More

PSGC Souper Bowl V a Huge Success

For the fifth-straight year, Prairie State Energy Campus continued its annual PSGC Souper Bowl program with this year’s Souper Bowl V. PSEC starts the campaign every year the Monday following the Super Bowl by collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations to support the Combating Hunger on Weekends, or CHOW, program at Okawville Grade School and the Marissa Food Pantry.   This … More