The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission scheduled a series of six public input meetings in January about Summit Carbon Solutions’ application for a permit to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline. The meetings are scheduled for January 15-17 at various locations in eastern South Dakota near the proposed pipeline route.
Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions plans a 2,500-mile, $9 billion pipeline to capture carbon dioxide from 57 ethanol plants across five states, including eastern South Dakota, and transport it to North Dakota for underground storage. The project would capitalize on federal tax credits incentivizing the prevention of heat-trapping carbon emissions.
“The purpose of the public input meetings will be to hear public comments regarding the application and the project,” the commissioners said in a written order. “At the meetings, Summit will present a brief description of the project, after which interested people may appear and present their views, comments, and questions.”
Summit Carbon has already won approvals for the proposed route in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota. Read more on that below:
