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South Dakota PUC sets public input dates for Summit Carbon docket

Summit Carbon solutions proposed carbon capture pipeline would transport liquified C02 from ethanol plants in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska to North Dakota.
Summit Carbon Solutions
Summit Carbon solutions proposed carbon capture pipeline would transport liquified C02 from ethanol plants in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska to North Dakota.

The SD Public Utilities Commission sets six public input meetings on Summit Carbon Solution’s reapplication to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline in the state.

The project aims to capture carbon from the air and sequester it underground in North Dakota. Summit’s first application with the PUC was denied.

The public input meetings are scheduled between Jan.15-17 at locations in the eastern part of the state near the proposed pipeline route.

According to the PUC, Summit will offer a brief description of the project at each meeting before an open session for residents to share their comments or questions.

The commission will hold public input meetings at the following times and places:

Evan Walton is an SDPB reporter based in Sioux Falls. Evan holds a Master’s in English Literature from Southern New Hampshire University and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 2015, where he served for five years as an infantryman.