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  • Illinois has an abundant supply of electric capacity (45,000 megawatts), and produces 190 billion kilowatts per year at 61 facilities.
  • Illinois is the nation's leader in the production of nuclear power, generating approximately 90.9 billion kilowatt hours with 11 nuclear units.
  • Coal underlies 37,000 square miles of Illinois – about 65% of the state's surface.
  • Recoverable coal reserves account for almost 1/8 of total US reserves and account for more BTUs than the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
  • 47 percent of Illinois' electricity is generated by coal-fired facilities located throughout the state.
  • In recent years, approximately half (49 percent) of the electricity sold by utilities and alternative retail electric power suppliers in Illinois have been generated by nuclear facilities.

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Illinois Stats_Workforce

  • Nearly ½ of the over 6 million workers in Illinois are professionals, skilled technicians, craftspeople, or machine operators
  • Over 12.9% are employed in manufacturing
  • 17.1% of the state's workforce are employed in goods-producing industries.
  • Illinois is ranked 5th in the nation and 2nd in the Great Lakes region in Value Added through manufacturing.
  • 56.2% of the state's workforce have gained education beyond high school.
  • Illinois worker productivity exceeds the U.S. average by $0.35 per hour.
  • 48 Community Colleges provide the state's current and future workers training in over 240 different occupations.