Power UP - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/powerup.html

Energy Information Administration - official Energy Statistics from the US Gov  http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelelectric.html -

The Illinois Coal Fact Sheet  www.commerce.state.il.us/NR/rdonlyres/ED8AD879-93FE-47E4-8EE9-E30069A721FA/0/IllinoiscoalfactsDec2006.pdf

Coal and the Illinois Economy (a project for secondary ed)
http://www.coaleducation.org/lessons/sec/Illinois/ilecon.htm

Why study coal in Illinois? The site includes Coal Data Online
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/research/coal/illinois-coal.shtml

Illinois Nuclear Industry
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statesil.html

Illinois Electricity News
http://energy.einnews.com/news/illinois-electricity